Health Informatics (MS)

Health informatics is an in-demand industry. The number of medical and health services manager jobs is expected to grow 23% by 2034 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024).

A Career Guide to your Future in Health Informatics

Health informatics (HI) applies big data to health care challenges, utilizing data analytics to drive significant advances in medical delivery and outcomes. Learn about the exciting careers in health information management!

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Graduates of the Health Informatics (MS) program can expand their careers through various roles, including those in:

Leadership

• Health Informatics Business Analyst
• Director of Health Informatics
• Medical Director of Informatics Quality and Process Improvement
• Clinical Informatics Coordinator

Analytics

• Health Data Scientist
• Health Informatics Data Analyst
• Clinical Informatics Analyst
• Clinical Informatics Specialist
• Clinical Informatics Director
• Chief Medical Information Officer

Technology

• Health Informatics Consultant
• Systems Analyst
• EHR Implementation Specialist
• Informatics Analyst
• Health IT Project Manager
• Product Manager
• Privacy Officer

Alumni Employers

Pitt Health Informatics alumni find success working in a wide variety of industries and companies:

Health Care Organizations

• Allegheny Health Network
• Loma Linda University Medical Center
• OhioHealth
• Pittsburgh VA Hospital
• Premier Healthcare
• UPMC
• UPMC Enterprise – Data Quality
• UPMC Magee
• UPMC Revenue Cycle

Health Plans

• Cigna
• Gateway Health
• Highmark
• UPMC Health Plan

IT Companies

• Epic Systems Corporation
• HM Health Solutions
• MRO Corporation
• Omnicell

Learning Outcomes

Graduates stand out as applied health informaticists who can immediately apply their knowledge through modern technologies and critical thinking skills to:

• Effectively communicate with health industry stakeholders (including administrators, clinicians, governmental/regulatory bodies, health care workers, IT, patients, payers, providers, researchers, and suppliers/vendors) by interpreting and exemplifying ideas through technical and industry-specific language.
• Proactively identify needs and opportunities through a variety of techniques related to access, care, clinical outcomes, costs, patient satisfaction and engagement, and quality in the health care system.
• Leverage technical knowledge and skills and industry best practices to propose creative technology-based informatics solutions–such as databases and IT infrastructures–to improve patient care.
• Support clinical and health care business decision-making through the use of data analytics and research; exhibiting an ability to collect, analyze and interpret results, and a familiarity with analytical tools.
• Lead working groups and organizations through the use of appropriate oral and written communication, peer collaboration and project management.
• Grow and adapt with a rapidly evolving industry through a combination of continuing education, research and professional development.

Program Enrollment

• Number of admitted students: 106
• Number of matriculated students: 88
• Number of students either graduated or active in the program: 77

This data was collected during the time period of September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022.