The Master of Science in Health Informatics program is designed to accomplish the following outcomes:
- Educate students so that they will be able to manage patient health information and medical records effectively, administer computer information systems, collect and analyze patient data from large datasets (e.g. clinical data warehouse) for decision-making, and use classification systems and medical terminologies.
- Educate students to understand various coding systems, terminology/ nomenclatures, and relevant health information standards used in analyzing health data and facilitating health information exchange.
Based on the learning objectives and competencies of the CAHIIM. Program graduates are expected to demonstrate knowledge and skills in the following domains:
- Health
- Information Science and Technology
- Social and Behavioral Science
- Health Information Science and Technology
- Human Factors and Socio-technical Systems
- Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health
- Social, Behavioral, and Information Science and Technology Applied to Health
- Professionalism
- Inter-professional Collaborative Practice
- Leadership
*CAHIIM (Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management)
- Fundamentals of Health Informatics (3 credit hours)
- Explorations of Statistics in Health Science (3 credit hours)
- Health Information Systems: Design and Decision Making (3 credit hours)
- Database Architecture and Administration (3 credit hours)
- Health Data Analysis (3 credit hours)
- Health Informatics Project Management (3 credit hours)
- Technology for Population Health (3 credit hours)
- Privacy and Security: Protecting Healthcare Data (3 credit hours)
- Capstone or Research Project (6 credit hours)
- Securing Digital Infrastructure (3 credit hours)
- Technology for Healthcare Financial Management (3 credit hours)
- Healthcare Quality and Safety (3 credit hours)
- Big Data Use and Analysis (3 credit hours)
- Advanced Topics in Data Warehousing (3 credit hours)
Admission Requirements
- Graduate Application
- Official transcripts that indicate the completion of an undergraduate degree in allied health fields, science or social science, or business from an accredited institution
- Please note: Applicants must submit a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum 2.75 GPA
- Three Academic or Professional Letters of Recommendation on official letterhead and signed by someone who can speak to your potential as a graduate student.
- Statement of Interest
- Please, clearly express your interest in health informatics, and why you are pursuing this degree. Also, explain your professional goals, how your goals relate to this degree, and what have you done, either academically or professionally, to guide your interest in health informatics?
- Graduate Record Exam Revised (GRE)
- Note: The median test scores are 280 combined on the GRE
- TOEFL Score
- *Students who are not native speakers of English will be required to pass the TOEFL and demonstrate English speaking comprehension skills appropriate for service delivery. A minimum TOEFL score of 600 on the paper-based exam, or 100 on the internet-based exam, must be achieved on a test taken within the last two years. Students may be referred for accent reduction or ESL instruction
Application Steps
- Submit your online application
- Pay your $30 application fee
- Have official transcripts and recommendation letters uploaded to the application or sent to our office via email to ogp@xula.edu or postal mail.
- Have official transcripts and recommendation letters sent to our office via email to ogp@xula. edu or postal mail to the Office of Graduate Programs at 1 Drexel Drive, Box 250, New Orleans, LA 70125.
Faculty and Staff:
Xavier University of Louisiana currently includes full-time faculty members qualified in Health Informatics.
Application Deadlines
Deadlines
Fall | Spring |
April 1 – Priority | October 1 – Priority |
May 1 – General |
December 1 – General |
For more information about the Master of Science Degree in Health Informatics please contact the OFFICE OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS:
Email: ogp@xula.edu
Phone: 504-520-7669