Certificate Name and Number: Clinical Informatics Certificate - ND9965 (CTCING)
Department/Unit: College of Health Sciences and Professions – Department of Interdisciplinary Health Studies
Delivery Mode: Offered in an online format, suited to persons currently employed who cannot attend traditional/residential offerings.
Certificate Overview: Clinical informatics education focuses on how clinicians store, retrieve and analyze health information. In practice, knowledge of clinical informatics transforms the delivery of health care by creating information and communication systems to help clinicians design, implement and analyze health data to enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care, and foster efficient and effective clinician-patient interactions. Clinical informaticians use their knowledge to assess knowledge and needs of health care professionals and patients; characterize and refine clinical processes; develop, implement, and refine clinical decision support systems; and lead or participate in procurement, customization, development, implementation, management, evaluation, and continuous improvement of clinician information for the benefits of patients. They collaborate with other health care and technology professionals to develop tools which promote patient care that is safe, efficient, effective, timely, patient centered, and equitable.
Opportunities upon Completion: The American Health Informatics Management Association (AHIMA) estimates that the demand for skilled workers will increase by 20% (www.ahima.org downloaded 10/25/11). A report prepared by Batelle Technology (November 2011) for the Ohio Third Frontier, noted that high growth is expected in healthcare information technology that includes business process management and clinical healthcare. Upon applying for graduation (for degree-seeking students) or completion of the certificate requirements (for non-degree students), you must contact the program coordinator for verification of completion and the awarding of the certificate.
Required Courses:
IHS 5513-Health Informatics for the Health Professions
HLTH 6801- Health Information Systems and Applications
IHS 6803- Program Planning and Evaluation in Healthcare
Graduation Requirements:
- Minimum semester hours required: 9
- Thesis requirement: No
- Qualifying exam: No
- Expected time to completion if studying fulltime: 1.5 semesters
- The Clinical Informatics Graduate Certificate consists of three courses for a total of nine semester credit hours. Upon applying for graduation (for degree-seeking students) or completion of the certificate requirements (for non-degree students), you must contact the program coordinator for verification of completion and the awarding of the certificate.
Admission Requirements:
The Clinical Informatics Graduate Certificate program will accept students in two categories: (1) those who have been admitted to an advanced degree program at Ohio University and (2) those who possess a bachelor’s or advanced degree but are not currently in a degree program at Ohio University.
- Students who have already been admitted to an advanced degree program at Ohio University (degree-seeking graduate students) need to complete an Application for Update of Graduate Academic Program. This application can be obtained online or in person from the Graduate College. The completed application, including the signature of an advisor and the certificate/program coordinator, should be submitted to the Graduate College office at Ohio University.
- To apply for the certificate program as a non-degree student, you must submit a non-degree application to the Graduate College. Admission requirements include the following:
- 4-year bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. university/college or equivalent from a non-U.S. institution
- Ability to manage graduate studies as evidenced by undergraduate performance, current professional responsibilities, and/or similar criteria.
Departmental Contact Information:
Tobe Gillogly, Department Chair
gilloglt@ohio.edu
740.597.7962
Grover Center E178
Chelsea Freeman, Academic Advisor
freemac2@ohio.edu
740.593.1550
Grover Center W133B
Stephanie Johnson, Administrative Specialist
johnsos1@ohio.edu740.593.4502
Grover Center W182