Develop Valuable Skills in Health Informatics
Shape your career with a graduate certificate in health informatics online. If you’ve already earned a bachelor’s degree, an online graduate certificate is a shorter, targeted way to keep your knowledge and skills up-to-date and in demand.
The Wake Forest School of Professional Studies offers an online health informatics certificate to help you expand your skill set and prepare to assume a new role. With the advancement of digital technologies in the healthcare industry, professionals who can lead in the areas of electronic health records, patient portals, telehealth, and more are in demand.
Graduate Health Informatics Certificate Online
Enrolling for the Next Term:
Certificate in Health Informatics Fundamentals
Understand and learn how to apply the foundational concepts of informatics to healthcare delivery. The Certificate in Health Informatics Fundamentals is designed for students interested in a health informatics career, including medical records specialist, health information technician, and clinical information specialist. Gain a framework for understanding the U.S. healthcare system and the role of technology in the age of digital health.
Flexible Classes
The graduate health informatics certificate online program is made for adults with full schedules. Complete your courses 100% online at your own convenience. Join optional, live video discussions with faculty and classmates to enhance your learning. Finish your health informatics certificate program online in just 6 months.
Total Credits: 9
Total Courses: 3
Tuition and Fees
$10,500 tuition
$50 application fee
$500 nonrefundable deposit required*
Not eligible for Title IV federal financial aid.
*Deposit is applied to the first term's tuition.
Important Dates
Fall 2022 Term
Apply By: August 15
Start Date: August 22
Online Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Admissions Requirements
To enroll in a Wake Forest health informatics certificate, a candidate must:
- Complete the online application.
- Provide a resume.
- Submit a bachelor’s degree transcript from an accredited college or university.*
- Complete a virtual interview with a Student Success Manager who will assist you with admissions, registration, student services, and more.
*An unofficial transcript is acceptable for admission; an official transcript is due by the start of the first course.
Health Informatics Fundamentals Certificate Courses
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Health Informatics Today
Learn the basics of health informatics concepts, techniques, and emerging trends with a leadership lens. In this course, you will:
- Identify current practices and emerging trends in health informatics, including electronic health records and patient portals, health data, standards, sourcing, accessibility, health equity awareness, and privacy issues.
- Explain how health informatics is used in administrative, operational, clinical, financial, and strategic aspects of healthcare.
- Describe how healthcare technologies are used in information management to deliver and improve the quality, cost, equity, and accessibility of healthcare services.
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Population Health and the American Healthcare System
Get an overview of healthcare delivery in the United States and population health. In this course, you will:
- Discuss the importance of healthcare and health information quality, health equity, and patient safety in healthcare systems.
- Examine the impact of social, behavioral, cultural, economic, and environmental factors on healthcare systems and practices.
- Analyze different methods to achieve sustainable change through improved management, policy, and financial support in healthcare. Explore relevant governmental, ethical, regulatory, and compliance issues in the context of healthcare plans and payment models.
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Digital Health
Explore the theory, applied practice, and impact of current and emerging digital health technologies, including electronic health records, and clinical documentation systems for all demographics. In this course, you will:
- Learn about the various technologies used in healthcare, including wearables, telemedicine, mobile health, internet of things (IoT), and other consumer e-health tools.
- Examine how digital health solutions and patient portals impact patients’ health and wellness, access to healthcare services, and interactions with caregivers from the patient’s perspective.
- Evaluate how digital platforms can improve and transform clinical operations and the delivery of healthcare, from the perspective of the care provider.
Start Dates:
3 Times a Year
Learning Format:
100% Online
Program Length:
6 Months
Set yourself up for future success.
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