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College
College of Communication and Information
Department
School of Library and Information Science-Information Architecture and Knowledge Management

Tel: 330-672-2782
E-mail: iakm@kent.edu
Web: http://iakm.kent.edu

Description

The Health Informatics certificate provides competencies and knowledge in health information systems, health records management, clinical decision support systems and other areas relevant to developing and refining competencies in health informatics. 

Admission Requirements

Official transcript(s), three letters of recommendation, TOEFL or IELTS for international students, goal statement and resume. For more information about graduate admissions, please visit the Graduate Studies website.

HEALTH INFORMATICS CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS  (18 credits)
Course Title Credits
IAKM 60401 Health Informatics Management  3
IAKM 60403 Health Information Systems  3
IAKM 60410 Health Records Management  3
IAKM 60412 Clinical Decision Support  3
IAKM 60413 Change Management in Health Informatics  3
Choose from one of following:  3
IAKM 60002 Knowledge Organization Structures, Systems and Services (3)  
IAKM 60311 Business Process Management (3)  
IAKM 60402 Legal Issues in Health Informatics (3)  
IAKM 60414 Human Factors and Usability in Health Informatics (3)  
IAKM 60415 Health Informatics Inquiry and Assessment (3)  
Course specifically approved by advisor (3)  
MINIMUM TOTAL 18

Note: Students enrolled in the certificate can apply for admission to the master's degree and apply a maximum of 12 credit hours taken for the certificate program to the master's program requirements.

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