Health Informatics at George Mason University May 23, 2013 Presented by Dr. Janusz Wojtusiak

1. Health Informaticsat George Mason University May 23, 2013 Presented by Dr. Janusz Wojtusiak Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator jwojtusi@gmu.edu

2. George Mason University • Public University in Virginia • New President Dr. Ángel Cabrera • Over 32,000 Students • Over 2,600 Faculty Members • 178 Majors • 13 Colleges • 3 Campuses (Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William)

3. College of Health and Human Services Dean: Dr. Thomas Prohaska • Over 5,000 Students • 6 Departments • School of Nursing Goals and Objectives Through the integration of research and education, the College of Health and Human Services prepares students to be leaders in their professions, organizations, and communities.

4. Dean CHHS Director of Development Associate Dean Research & Program Evaluation Senior Associate Dean Academic Affairs Assoc Dean Budget and Planning Assoc Director Alum Outreach/ Publications Director CHPRE Director of Operations and Budget Assistant Dean Student Affairs Assistant Dean Academic Outreach Director CCID Director DSHI Associate Dean CHHS and Director School of Nursing Chair, Health Admin & Policy Chair, Global & Community Health Chair, Social Work Chair, Nutrition & Food Studies Chair, Rehabilitation Science Assistant Dean Undergraduate Division GCH Faculty SW Faculty NFS Faculty RS Faculty Assistant Dean Master’s/ Post Master’s Division HAP Faculty Assistant Dean Doctoral Studies Division

5. Department of Health Administration and Policy (HAP) • Education: Prepare aspiring professionals to work as administrators, managers, informatics specialists and policy analysts across healthcare policy and health and human service delivery systems. • Research: Contribute to basic and applied knowledge on effective health administration, organization, regulation and financing of public and private health care systems. • Innovation: Foster managerial and technical innovation, quality improvement and public accountability.

6. Health Administration and Policy Health Administration Health Informatics Health Policy Master of Health Administration (MHA), Health Systems Management Master of Health Informatics Master of Science in Health and Medical Policy Executive Management Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Graduate Certificate in Health Policy Physician Practice Management Risk Management & Patient Safety Senior Housing Administration Health and Social Policy Undergraduate Minor Graduate Certificates Bachelor of Science, Health Administration, Health Informatics Concentration Physician Practice Management Public Health Leadership & Magmt. Quality Improvement and Outcomes Management Undergraduate Minor in Health Information Technology Bachelor of Science, Health Administration, Health Systems Management Concentration

7. GMU Health Informatics program is offered in the Department of Health Administration and Policy, in collaboration with the Volgenau School of Engineering.

8. Main HI Faculty • FarrokhAlemi, PhD (adjunct) • PhanGiang, PhD, graduate adviser • Hamid Jalal (adjunct) • Hua Min, MD, PhD, undergraduate adviser • PriyaNambisan, PhD, graduate adviser • Syed Tirmizi, MD (adjunct) • Sorina Madison, PhD (adjunct) • Janusz Wojtusiak, PhD, Coordinator and graduate adviser

9. Health Informatics, M.S. and Graduate Certificate • Collaboration between HAP & VSE • Prepares future health information systems specialists, managers, and consultants • 34-36 Total Credit Hours for M.S. • 15-18 Total Credit Hours for Certificate • Two certificate tracks: general HI and BIG DATA chhs.gmu.edu/hap/ms-hi.html

10. Health Informatics, B.S. Concentration and Minor • Covers electronic information system management, data integrity & healthcare databases • Prepares future information specialists in a variety of health care organizations • Part of STEM+H • 120 Total Credit Hours for B.S. • 18 Total Credit Hours for Minor chhs.gmu.edu/hap/bs-ha-hi.html

11. Health Informatics, B.S. Concentration • General education (50 credits) Written Communication, Oral Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Information Technology, Literature, Arts, Natural Science, Western Civilization, Global Understanding, Social Science, Survey of Accounting, Health Professions Careers, Medical Terminology • Health informatics concentration (70 credits) Introduction to Public Health, Health Care Delivery in the United States, Healthcare Ethics, Healthcare Law, Introduction to Health Information Systems, Health Databases, Human Resources Management in Healthcare, Process Improvement in Healthcare Organizations, Introduction to Health Services Research, Health Data Standards, Information Technology Project Management, Internet and Web Technology Applications for Healthcare, Privacy and Security in Health Informatics, Integration of Professional Skills and Issues, Pre-Internship Seminar, Health Administration Internship, CHHS Electives, General Electives chhs.gmu.edu/hap/bs-ha-hi.html

12. Research Collaboration and Support • Health Informatics Learning Lab (HILL) • Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics (CHPRE) • Machine Learning and Inference Laboratory (MLI) • Center for Discovery Science and Health Informatics (DSHI) • Center for Health Information Technology

13. Health Informatics Research • Decision Support • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning • Natural Language Processing • Electronic Medical Records • Personal Health Records • Online Health Communities • Health Terminologies and Ontologies • Health Data Standards and Information Exchange • Privacy and Security • Healthcare Data Mining and Data Warehouses

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15. Contact Information Valerie Bartush Manager HAP Department vbartush@gmu.edu Dr. Hua Min Assistant Professor Undergraduate Advisor hmin3@gmu.edu Dr. Janusz Wojtusiak Assistant Professor HI Program Coordinator jwojtusi@gmu.edu CHHS Admission Office 703-993-1901 chhs.gmu.edu/admissions hap.gmu.edu hi.gmu.edu