MS in Healthcare Informatics at Sacred Heart University

As a Healthcare Informatics graduate student, you’ll be trained in practical and theoretical approaches and armed with the latest best practices, so that you are uniquely positioned to succeed in this fast-paced, ever-changing industry.

Why Earn Your MS in Healthcare Informatics at Sacred Heart?

Whether you choose to earn your degree online or on our campus, you’ll graduate prepared to use technology to streamline patient care and improve health outcomes.

As a Healthcare Informatics graduate student, you’ll study the economic, cultural, and technological aspects of healthcare IT, with a focus on business and clinical operations. 

Through a unique combination of real-world lessons and scholarly research, you will follow a practical course of study led by professors with extensive expertise in medical IT. Our faculty possesses a deep and varied knowledge of the field, and you will gain skills you can immediately apply in your studies and hands-on internships. 

Because Sacred Heart students are trained in both practical and theoretical approaches—and armed with the latest best practices—they are uniquely positioned to succeed in this fast-paced industry.

In the Healthcare Informatics master’s program, you will also:

• Design solutions to the complex challenges of health information systems
• Study a core curriculum that covers a range of key topics, from policy and workflow design, to communications and evidence-based practice
• Learn to determine the technology needs of an organization and formulate solutions that take clinical, operational, and financial constraints into account
• Study the economic, cultural, and technological aspects of healthcare IT, with a focus on business and clinical operations
• Have the opportunity to take a range of elective courses on topics including electronic health records, database design, project management, information analysis, and more
• Benefit from a flexible program with a unique online format program that is designed for working professionals
• Study the trends and innovations— from biometrics to telemedicine to robotic surgery— that are shaping healthcare, and learn about advances in patient health records (PHR) and electronic health records (EHR)
• Develop skills in workflow design, effective communication, and advanced project management methodologies 
• Learn to prioritize projects, strategize IT implementation, collaborate with teams, and manage systems
• Complete internships with local hospitals

Sacred Heart’s Healthcare Informatics program is well suited for students with prior experience in healthcare IT, healthcare professionals without an information technology background, and IT professionals with minimal or no healthcare experience.

This program is offered two ways: 100% online or on campus.