BS in Health Informatics

Health informatics is one of the fastest growing career fields in the medical industry. Every day, hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, and other types of healthcare facilities collect, store, and transfer massive quantities of information. This data comes in the form of research statistics, patient records, facility operation information, and more. The field of health informatics (and the related field of health information technology) are all about learning how to quickly and effectively maintain data systems responsible for this this information.

Requirements for Earning a BS in Health Informatics

Health informatics is a field that is quickly changing, so it is important that students in this career area be fast learners and adaptable. It also helps to be efficient and extremely detail-orientated, as even tiny mistakes in information could lead to major problems at a later date.

Though students can get started in health informatics with just an associate’s degree, a bachelor’s degree allows them to qualify for promotions and pay raises, which also often means better benefits. A bachelor’s degree program in the health informatics field typically takes about four years to complete. However, if students already have an associate’s degree in the field, they could get their BS in just two years.

A BS in health informatics is a great way to increase students’ skills in their career area and qualify for advanced informatics positions such as:

Further Information About Health Informatics

While students are not directly responsible for saving lives in an operating room (as a surgical tech would be), if they work in the field of health informatics, they are helping to save lives. Workers in the field of health informatics are responsible for putting patient charts in the hands of medical professionals as fast as possible, analyzing research data to help develop treatment options, and working with a facility’s budget to allocate money to the right funds, among other tasks. This is a great degree to consider if students want to make a difference outside of the operating room.

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 		Adventist University of Health Sciences — Founded in 1992, the Adventist University of Health Sciences is formerly the Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences, a school focused on privding higher education in the several fields of healthcare. The BS in Health Information Technology program prepares students to become radiologic technicians. Adventist University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

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