- Overview
- Admissions
- What You’ll Learn
- Benefits
Overview
Healthcare analytics focuses on the management and use of healthcare data — a critical component of health informatics. Health informatics is an essential, fast-growing field in today’s healthcare industry. Health informatics, as defined by the National Library of Medicine, is the “interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption and application of information technology-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management, and planning.”
The MSHI Healthcare Analytics program offered through the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine can enable you to lead in the digital reorganization of the nation’s healthcare system. Deep knowledge of healthcare analytics will allow you to make effective use of the vast volume of digital data to improve healthcare operations and delivery. Healthcare analytics jobs are vital for hospitals, clinics, private practices and other organizations to ensure their computing infrastructure meets the evolving needs of its administrators, providers and patients.
Prepare yourself for a purposeful career with a degree from a prestigious medical school. Learn from an experienced faculty comprised of healthcare professionals and information technology experts who continue to work in the field. USF Health’s graduate programs in healthcare analytics boast a rich, multi-platform online learning experience and a vibrant interactive community through visual whiteboards, social networking, live chat rooms, instructor-hosted discussion boards and more.
Who Should Enroll
Whether you are already working in healthcare, want to advance your career with new credentials or are looking to pivot into healthcare analytics from another field, an MSHI Healthcare Analytics degree can help position you to meet the growing demand for healthcare data and analytics experts. This program is ideal for individuals seeking to gain a thorough understanding of statistics, data mining, management and reporting and who currently occupy roles including, but not limited to:
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Other Healthcare Providers
- IT Professionals
Why Choose USF Health's Morsani College of Medicine
Nationally Recognized Research University
USF is a dynamic, globally respected research institution serving over 50,000 students from 140+ countries.
Flexible Learning
100% online program for convenience and adaptability.
Innovative Curriculum
Focused on integrating informatics with modern patient care to improve outcomes.
Reputation
USF Health Morsani College of Medicine is known for cutting-edge research and academic excellence.
Admission Requirements
All prospective students applying for the MSHI Healthcare Analytics program must meet the following criteria for admission:
Education:
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university in biological, chemical, computer, management information sciences, or a related field.
- International students must submit equivalent degrees and additional documentation if applicable.
GPA:
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale).
Documents:
- Official transcripts.
- Resume.
- Two professional or academic letters of recommendation.
- Statement of Purpose.
Optional:
- GRE, MCAT, VAT scores, or evidence of substantial health informatics experience to enhance an application.
Certificates Only:
- Certificate Departmental Approval Form.
Additional requirements may apply for international students.
What You'll Learn
A Master of Science in Health Informatics with a concentration in Healthcare Analytics provides a working knowledge of the tools necessary to shape the collection, management, analysis, reporting and sharing of healthcare data and information to support decision-making.
- Think analytically, implement creative problem-solving and encourage organizational strategists to make data-driven decisions.
- Identify sources of healthcare data, and structure, clean and manipulate that for stakeholders.
- Manage data via relational database systems and the structured query language (SQL); understand data warehousing, online analytical processing, data quality issues, emerging cloud databases and data mining techniques.
- Comply with laws and regulations applicable to managing patient information.
- Integrate electronic medical records with patient care and provide a higher quality of care through better understanding of medical information.
- Manage the process of electronic health records (EHR) acquisition and implementation.
- Communicate effectively with informatics teams and healthcare stakeholders through various representations of healthcare data.
- Shape the collection, management, analysis, reporting and sharing of healthcare data using the analytics life cycle.
- Develop skills in data mining, data preparation, data visualization, descriptive statistics, healthcare data, predictive analytics, SAS Studio, SAS Visual Analytics and SAS Viya.
- Apply analytical thinking, creative problem-solving and organizational strategies to support data-driven decision making.
- Assess the functions, limitations, opportunities and challenges of information technology within the healthcare environment.
- Manage healthcare projects using the PMBOK® Guide.
Benefits
- Data Architect
- Clinical Data Analyst
- Chief Medical Information Officer
- Chief Population Health Manager
- Vice President of Advanced Analytics
- Data Scientist/Analytics
- Senior Data Analyst
- Healthcare Analytics Consultant
- Director of Healthcare Analytics
- Clinical Research Manager
- Director of Decision Support
- Health Data Consultant
In 2022-2023, USF Health’s MSHI Healthcare Analytics program had an employment rate of 100% within one year of graduation (based on available graduate information).
Median salary of medical and health services managers in the U.S.: $110,680*
This Program Prepares Students to Sit for Industry Certification Exams**
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) – Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA)®
- American Board of Preventative Medicine – Clinical Informatics Certification***
- Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) – Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS)
- Healthcare Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) – Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS)
- Project Management Institute (PMI) – Certified Associate Professional in Project Management (CAPM)®****
- AMIA Health Informatics Certification (AHIC)
National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions, and do not guarantee actual job growth. Information provided is not intended to represent a complete list of hiring companies or job titles, and degree program options do not guarantee career or salary outcomes. Students should conduct independent research for specific employment information.
*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical and Health Service Managers, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm.
**Students must meet all exam eligibility requirements outlined.
***The Clinical Informatics Practice Pathway expires in 2025. Beginning in 2026, the exam will be available only for those physicians who have completed an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Clinical Informatics. This subspecialty certifying exam will be given annually throughout this period.
****CAPM® seekers will need to enroll in HIM6664-Healthcare Project Management, an elective in the MSHI Healthcare Analytics degree track in order to gain knowledge relevant to the certification exam.
Program Details:
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Master
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Online
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Instructor Led
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11 courses
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32 credit hours
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2 years
- Human Services & Health Science