The College of Health and Human Services

The College of Health and Human Services and the College of Computing and Informatics are pleased to announce the new Graduate Certificate in Health Information Technology (Health IT):

http://hit.uncc.edu/

WHAT IS HEALTHCARE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY?

Healthcare Information Technology (Health IT) provides comprehensive management of medical information and its secure exchange between healthcare consumers and providers.  The “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009” calls for $19B in expenditures to help with the computerization of health records by 2014.  The president of the American Medical Informatics Association estimates that at least 200,000 new Health IT professionals will be needed to support Obama Administration’s Electronic Health Records initiative. Electronic medical records are coming.

The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Information Technology is designed to train innovators who will bring 21^st Century informatics to the U.S. health care system. The certificate requires twelve (12) credit-hours of coursework and a three (3) credit-hour internship, for a total of fifteen (15) graduate credit hours. The certificate may be pursued concurrently with a related graduate degree program at UNC Charlotte.

PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY

UNC Charlotte’s College of Computing and Informatics and the College of Health and Human Services have collaborated on a groundbreaking curriculum that trains students to meet the 21^st century needs of the healthcare industry.  Healthcare Information Technology will:

- Improve healthcare quality