Master of Science in Health Informatics - MSHI Online or On Campus

Program Outline - 48 total units  

Tuition Schedule 

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1. Provide evidence of completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. college or university or the foreign equivalent of a bachelor’s degree
2. Provide three letters of recommendation that indicate a strong academic background and professional readiness
3. Interview, if deemed necessary
4. Complete the LLU application, including personal statement, and submit application fee
5. Regardless of nationality or citizenship, an applicant whose native language is not English or whose secondary education has been given outside the United States, is required to pass a test of English proficiency. Test results/scores are to be sent directly to LLU from the testing service. Please refer to the LLU International Students website for details.
6. Minimum GPA of 3.0. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) may be requested and considered for GPAs less than 3.0.

Prospective students come from a variety of education backgrounds, including, but not limited to, health information management, nursing, radiology, patient financial services, health care government agencies, clinical and administrative decision support, computing services, and pharmacy. Employment opportunities upon completion include a variety of challenging prospects, including, hospitals, clinics, health information exchanges, elevated managerial roles, system development, project management, electronic health record system specialists, clinical decision support, database administrators, clinical documentation specialists, and consultants.

As the health care industry develops, under vastly expanding regulatory mandates, there is a need for information systems that will meet the needs of all stakeholders, and the need to educate health informatics professionals will steadily increase. The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) boasts a membership of over 4000 members dedicated to advancing the health care industry through the deployment and diffusion of technology into the health care process. AMIA projects a need for more than 50,000 new health IT workers in the next five to seven years. Additionally, the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the job outlook for Health Service Managers to increase at a rate of 22% between 2010-2020.

The Electronic Health Record (EHR) Business Internship is an opportunity for students to apply for a paid internship with the Information Services (IS) department at LLUH, gaining hands-on experience and training on Epic’s EHR platform. A student must be in their final year of the curriculum and be a California resident to qualify for the paid internship.

Any student interested in the internship will be required to receive approval from their academic advisor, submit an application, and follow all HR processes. Students accepted and hired into the internship are required to register for an additional academic course to track their training progress, attend weekly virtual meetings, and set aside a minimum of 2-4 workday hours per week for their remote work hours. It is the responsibility of the student intern to arrange their work and personal schedules to meet these requirements.

Note: Students using VA benefits can take the internship, but the associated tuition costs and other VA benefits may not be covered as it is an elective course.

Our purpose is to prepare our graduates to be competent health informatics professionals through excellence in instruction, project execution, advisement, and mentoring with an emphasis of global service. The Masters of Health Informatics program is designed for the working professional. 

• The program has two options for learning: On-Campus or Online
• The courses are taught in the evenings (for on-campus learning)
• Program is structured full-time or the student may opt to go at a slower pace taking at least one class per quarter.

For requirements related to English Proficiency exams, Transcript Evaluations, and Visas, please visit our International Students page. 

MISSION

In harmony with the mission of Loma Linda University and the School of Allied Health Professions, the Department of Health Informatics and Information Management is dedicated to:
• Educating competent health informatics professionals
• Promoting the health informatics profession
• Extending the current knowledge of health informatics professionals at neighboring health care facilities
• Challenging students and department faculty to maintain high standards of ethical and professional
• Encouraging students and faculty to seek a meaningful relationship with God and a balanced Christian

PURPOSE

To prepare our graduates to be competent health Informatics professionals through excellence in instruction, project execution, advisement, and mentoring with an emphasis on global service.

• Conduct information system analysis, design, implementation and management 
• Evaluate data structure, function and transfer of information, socio-technical aspects of health computing, and human-computer interaction
• Recommend information technology, including but not limited to, computer networks, databases and system administration, security and programming
• Develop effective verbal and written communications
• Ensure successful project management
• Assess quality and performance issues in healthcare using data analytics and performance improvement tools

• 70% acceptance rate (2021 admissions) 
• 100% yield (based on completed/submitted applications - 2021 admissions) 
• 87.5% 2-year completion rate (2021 graduates) 
• 88% employment rate post-graduation (2020 graduates) 

In order to achieve career entry competency, students in the Masters of Science in Healthcare Informatics program should have the ability to perform essential functions. Learn more about our Technical Standards here.