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Medical/ Health Informatics . Asvini.S. What is Health Informatics? . Intersection of IT, computer science, and health care Design and optimize information systems for the health care sectors
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Medical/ Health Informatics Asvini.S
What is Health Informatics? Intersection of IT, computer science, and health care Design and optimize information systems for the health care sectors modeling, organizing, standardizing, processing, analyzing, communicating and searching health & biomedical research data
Branches Clinical informatics Nursing informatics Consumer- health informatics Public health informatics Dental informatics Clinical research informatics Bioinformatics Veterinary informatics Pharmacy informatics Imaging informatics
Work Hours Average 35 hours, but varies depending on the task Most times requires work late nights and weekends
Earning Potential $38,600 - $106,000 Appx. 442,000 jobs nationwide
High School credits or Training Diploma with completion of Grade 12 U/M English Math Biology Information Tech 2 Social Sciences OR “Mature Student Status” with minimal one year experience in IT/ healthcare sectors
Education/Training required • 2-year College Diploma or University Degree in Health Sciences or 3-year College Diploma in Information Technology or equivalent one year of relevant work experience Some programs require Bachelors degree in healthcare related fields Minimal grade average depends on the location English Competency
Education/Training is Available at... Ryerson York Victoria McMaster Dalhousie Waterloo George Brown Conestoga
Qualifications granted upon Completion Specialized honours (BHS) Bachelor of Health Science in Health Informatics (MHI) Master of Health Informatics Ph.D. HIS (health information science) Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science Recognition as a Certified Engineering Technologist
Possible Employers Systems analysts- Robert Half Technology location. Robert Half Technology, Bay Street, Toronto, ON About 40 min drive Case Costing Consultant - Decision Support credit valley hospital Location: Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga, ON About 25 min drive
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