36 Credits
3 Tracks
4 Certificates
16 to 24 Months to Complete
*The estimated time to complete your degree depends upon the number of credit hours taken each semester.
Program Overview
Overview
Our Master of Science in Health Informatics program, delivered online through the Department of Health Information Management at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, enables professionals from all over the country to earn the advanced education they need to expand their career opportunities at the intersection of health care, business management and technology. The program can be completed on a part-time or full-time basis depending on your educational and professional needs.
In addition to the online program, Pitt SHRS also offers the MS program and certificates in an on-campus format.
Tracks
Students pursuing the online master’s in Health Informatics can choose from three tracks and four additional certificate options:
Certificates
Students in the MS in Health Informatics program may earn one of the four certificates while completing the HI program by taking courses listed in the certificate program. If all courses in the requested certificate are covered by the track, the student needs to take at least two additional courses to fulfill the requirement of the requested certificate.
Students who complete a certificate program and want to continue to pursue the MSHI program may transfer at most 6 credits from the certificate program to the MSHI program.
Courses
Learning Outcomes
MSHI graduates stand out as applied health informaticians who can immediately apply their knowledge through modern technologies and critical thinking skills to:
Effectively Communicate
Effectively communicate with health industry stakeholders (including administrators, clinicians, governmental/regulatory bodies, health care workforce, IT, patients, payers, providers, researchers, and suppliers/vendors) by interpreting and exemplifying ideas through technical and industry-specific language.
Proactively Identify Needs
Proactively identify needs and opportunities through a variety of techniques related to access, care, clinical outcomes, cost, patient satisfaction and engagement, and quality in the health care system.
Leverage Technical Knowledge
Leverage technical knowledge and skills and industry best practices to propose creative technology-based informatics solutions–such as databases and IT infrastructures–to improve patient care.
Support Clinical Decisions
Support clinical and health care business decision-making through the use of data analytics and research; exhibiting an ability to collect, analyze, and interpret results and a familiarity with analytical tools.
Lead Working Groups
Lead working groups and organizations through the use of appropriate oral and written communication, peer collaboration, and project management.
Grow and Adapt
Grow and adapt with a rapidly evolving industry through a combination of continuing education, research and professional development.
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SHRS faculty are committed to developing the next generation of master’s-trained health informatics professionals regionally, nationally and internationally. Our expert faculty are renowned nationally and globally in the field of health informatics and seek to act as mentors to their students. Outside of the classroom, MSHI faculty are thought leaders at the forefront of innovation in the industry and are helping to shape the future of health informatics.



Bambang Parmanto, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Health Information Management
parmanto@pitt.edu
412-383-6649
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Yanshan Wang, PhD, FAMIA
Vice Chair of Research and Assistant Professor


Leming Zhou, PhD, DSc
MSHI Program Director, Associate Professor
lzhou1@pitt.edu
412-383-6653
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A Career Path With Limitless Potential
Health informatics is an in-demand industry. The number of medical and health services manager jobs is expected to grow 32 percent by 2030*. Graduates of our online MS in Health Informatics program can expand their careers in a number of fields, including:
Leadership
Health informatics business analyst
Director of health informatics
Medical director of informatics quality and process improvement
Clinical informatics coordinator
Analytics
Health data scientist
Health informatics data analyst
Clinical informatics analyst
Clinical informatics specialist
Clinical informatics director
Chief medical information officer
Technology
Health informatics consultant
Systems analyst
EHR implementation specialist
Informatics analyst
Health IT project manager
Product manager
Privacy officer
*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021
Alumni
Pitt MS in Health Informatics alumni have gone on to positions at the following organizations:
Healthcare Organizations
Allegheny Health Network
Loma Linda University Medical Center
OhioHealth
Pittsburgh VA Hospital
Premier Healthcare
UPMC
UPMC Enterprise - Data Quality
UPMC Magee
UPMC Revenue Cycle
Health Plans
Cigna
Gateway Health
Highmark
UPMC Health Plan
IT Companies
Epic Systems Corporation
HM Health Solutions
MRO Corporation
Omnicell