Recently, the healthcare industry his shifted its focus from
using proprietary and expensive IT solutions to more innovative IT applications in Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other Health Information Technology (HIT) innovations for sharing information effectively to help
manage healthcare crisis. The courses within this specialization covers the evolving roles and importance of IT in healthcare industry; the innovative
IT applications for delivering healthcare with reduced cost and increased quality; the management of healthcare using effective IT systems; and the security and
privacy issues associated with health information. These courses will
focus on how IT enabled health care organizations can integrate information from various resources, in order to deliver innovative IT
solutions to meet unique requirements of health care industry.
Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
If you do not have an AACSB accredited undergraduate or graduate degree in business, you are required to complete at least 12 credit hours in addition to the 30 credits of required and elective courses. These courses provide a general business foundation upon which your graduate information systems degree will be built.
Choose four of the following courses:
- Data Analysis for Managers, BUSN6530
- Analyzing and Interpreting Accounting Information, BUSN6550
- Marketing Management, BUSN6560
- Management of Operations, BUSN6630
- Financial Management, BUSN6640
Required Courses
- Analysis, Modeling, and Design, ISMG6060
- Database Management Systems, ISMG6080
Electives
Choose six of the following:
- Business Intelligence Systems, ISMG6220
- Service Oriented Architecture, ISMG6280
- Information System Security and Privacy, ISMG6430
- Emerging Technologies, ISMG6460
- Business Intelligence in Healthcare, ISMG6810
- Introduction to Health Information Technology, HLTH6071
- Fundamentals of Health Information Technology Management, HLTH6072
Additional Electives
You need to complete an additional 6 credit hours by completing both:
- An elective course from an ISMG graduate course or an Internship
- A free elective from any graduate course offered by the Business School, except BUSN courses numbered below 6800
Please see the course catalog for course descriptions.