Master of Science [M.S] [Medical Informatics] From Michigan Technological University

This program covers the multi-disciplinary field of informatics, decision support systems, telemedicine, ethics, consumer health informatics, international healthcare systems, global health informatics, translational research informatics, and home care. Our program is designed to focus on complex medical decisions, evidence-based medicine, disease management, and population health management. Students will learn how to design and implement innovative applications and promote new technologies to improve health care.

Established regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) include specific security and compliance provisions for the healthcare sector. The advancement of technology in the medical field, accompanied by the requirements to keep sensitive data confidential, creates the need for a graduate program that offers medical informatics education and provides course work and study in the critical area of data security.