Program Overview
American Sentinel's CCNE-accredited MSN nursing informatics degree program is intended to prepare experienced nurses to manage health information systems critical to the mission of health care delivery systems. Nurses will develop expertise in clinical and administrative systems, data management and data mining for improvement of patient care and information systems project management.
Special emphasis is placed on understanding the infrastructure that must be in place to improve practice while safeguarding the security and privacy of data. Graduates will be prepared to assume critical roles in managing health information systems in ambulatory, acute, and long term care settings, as well as in the public health environment.
Program Objectives
Graduates from the Master of Science Nursing program will be able to:- Detail the utilization of healthcare informatics for the administration of healthcare agencies and institutions.
- Evaluate the tools for acquisition of clinical and financial information, processing, analysis and reporting.
- Demonstrate skills in data mining using algorithms and other analytics methods to identify key business processes and target opportunities in patient safety.
- Develop a detailed project management plan for evaluating, contracting, and implementing a new technology in a healthcare organization.
Delivery Method: Structured Interactive Learning
Course Enrollments: Courses are open for enrollment once a month
Healthcare Degree Programs
Elizabeth Woods
