The landscape of healthcare is undergoing a remarkable transformation thanks to the evolution of information and communication technologies. This shift is revolutionizing the way we access and share information, all aimed at enhancing patient care.
Our Health Informatics one-year graduate certificate program brings together professionals from the health and IT sectors to prepare students to tackle the challenges of current and future healthcare systems. If you’re an IT or healthcare professional and aspire to become a health informatician, or if you’re a practitioner who would like to enhance your career progression with formal education, this intensive program is for you.
Throughout the program, our team of health informatics/business system analyst pros and faculty will guide you through developing critical skills and competencies in these areas:
- healthcare systems, technologies, and trends
- electronic medical records (EMRs)
- ethical, professional, legal, and policy implications of health information systems technologies and health information standards
- problem identification and analysis
- documenting and analyzing healthcare organization, health user, and solution requirements
- process, workflow, and system/solution modelling
- project management
- technical writing
- leadership and management
- business and system analysis techniques and core professional competencies such as analytical thinking and problem solving, communication and facilitation, and collaborative skills
The Health Informatics program is all about diving deep into the world of health informatics. What makes this graduate certificate program stand out? It’s all about hands-on experience and application. You’ll immerse yourself in health informatics and analysis through case studies, industry projects, and practical work experience. As you develop innovative solutions, you’ll emerge from this program with skills that prepare you for the real-life demands of your career.
Upon graduation, you’ll have the essential skills and competencies needed for professional certification programs in Health Informatics and Project Management.
Hands-On Experience With A Commercial EMR
We’ve partnered with Arya Health, the maker of AryaEHR, a commercially available EMR, to give you hands-on practical experience with an EMR that physicians use across Canada. This means you’ll graduate with EMR experience on your resume, giving you a competitive edge in the marketplace. George Brown College is the only College that offers this valuable experience. Find out more on AryaEHR’s website.
IIBA Academic Membership
Academic membership in the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) offers colleges and universities that have Business Analyst curriculums and care about advancing the BA profession within their student population the opportunity to participate in IIBA membership and benefit from IIBA’s other products and services. The academic recognition programs offer the students of Business Analyst-related programs the opportunity to receive recognition from the IIBA.
New – Graduates Prepared to Write the IIBA Entry Certification in Business Analysis (TIM) Designation (ECBA)
Graduates of this program will be prepared to write the exam for the IIBA Entry Certification of Business Analysis designation from the International Institute of Business Analysis. This professional designation recognizes the student’s theoretical understanding of the Business Analyst Body of Knowledge (BABOK), as well as the context of business analysis applied across industries.
Learn more about the Entry Certification in Business Analysis (www.iiba.org).
Technology Requirements
This program requires you to have access to a personal laptop with the following specifications:
- Screen 13-inch minimum
- Webcam + mic
- 8 GB RAM
- 256 GB SSD Hard Drive (512 GB SSD is better)
- Quad-core i7 2.4GHz or better
- 2 TB (minimum) external hard drive
- Consistent access to a reliable high-speed internet connection (minimum 10 Mbs download speed recommended)