Health Informatics

Degrees offered: B.Sc., B.Voc., Diploma, Dual Degree, M.E /M.Tech., M.F.Sc., M.P.H.

What is Health Informatics

Health Informatics is the course which deals with informatics principles, information systems,and information technology. It is also applied for healthcare delivery. Health Informatics is an integrated course with specialized functions that include management science, management engineering principles and healthcare delivery.

The course offers you a wide range of resources, devices and various methods to make use of acquisition, storage, retrieval, and utilize information in health and medicine. It provides various electronic access to medical records for patients, doctors, nurses, etc.

The degree focuses on health informatics and health information management for both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The annual tuition fee for the students is INR 2.00 Lacs per academic year.

Eligibility Criteria (UG & PG) of Health Informatics

The minimum eligibility criteria to get admission in Health Informatics is a minimum of 45 per cent aggregate marks or equivalent.

For Undergraduates:

The admission for undergraduates is based on 10+2 with a minimum of 45% aggregate marks or equivalent qualification from a recognized university.

The admission is merit-based on the marks obtained in 10+2.

For Postgraduates:

To pursue a Masters degree in Health Informatics, a student must complete a Bachelor’s course in related fields of Computer Science, Social Science, and others.

The students from international broad, should have secured high grades, English proficiency, excellent work experience, etc.

For procuring admission in Health Informatics, the candidate has to appear for an examination known as GRE referred to as Graduate Record Examination which is a standardized test which the candidate has to appear for in order to get admission for graduate schools in the United States or Canada in Health Informatics.

The above mentioned is the examination, based on which the candidate is admitted in the graduate school in the United States or Canada.

The admission here is given based on the marks obtained in the bachelor’s degree and for undergraduate, it is based on 10+2 criteria.

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Scope of Health Informatics in India and Abroad

The scope of Health Informatics includes not only medical information, but also details regarding treatments and transactions. Medical records, doctor notes, and overall health data are also covered in health informatics.

A new generation of new talents is emerging in healthcare and that is going to go a long way ahead. The scope in India and Abroad is tremendous and emerging, a career that is never going to stop. If you wish to help patients but not through caring for them directly, then health informatics might be the suitable industry for you.

It provides good career opportunities for healthcare professionals who are interested in a role that also involves working with data and IT. Candidates procure skills that are related to their care to enhance their career and make them a better professional.

There is a lot of scope for this course in India as well as in Abroad depending on the scores that you have obtained and the skills that you acquire.

Course Fees Health Informatics

	Minimum Fees		Maximum Fees
	Private	Government	Private	Government
UG	69.20 K B.Voc. in Health Informatics at St Philomena's College, Mysore	1.05 Lakhs B.Sc. in Health Informatics at Shyam University, Dausa	3.60 Lakhs B.Sc. in Health Informatics at Singhania University, Jhunjhunu	1.05 Lakhs B.Sc. in Health Informatics at Shyam University, Dausa
PG	18.00 K P.G.D in Health Informatics at Pragyan International University, Ranchi	80.00 K M.P.H. in Health Informatics at Shyam University, Dausa	6.03 Lakhs MBA in Health Informatics at Chitkara Business School, Patiala	80.00 K M.P.H. in Health Informatics at Shyam University, Dausa
DOCTORAL	1.30 Lakhs Ph.D in Health Informatics at Career Point Law College, Kota	--- Data not available	6.60 Lakhs Ph.D in Health Informatics at SRM University, Sikkim	--- Data not available
DIPLOMA	49.00 K Diploma in Health Informatics at Sanskriti University, Mathura	2.60 K Diploma in Health Informatics at Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota	1.11 Lakhs Diploma in Health Informatics at Om Sterling Global University, Hisar	90.00 K Diploma in Health Informatics at Shyam University, Dausa

Course Subjects

The syllabus of Health Informatics as prescribed by various universities and colleges is as follows:

The below mentioned are the subjects that are covered in B.Sc. in Health Information:

● Communication Skills

● Information Governance

● Professionalism and Values

● Public Health Information Management

● Principle of Management

● HR Management

The below mentioned are some of the subjects in M.Sc.

● Communication Skills

● IT for Health and Management

● Fundamental and Advanced Computer

● Hospital Organization and Administration

● Public Health Information Management

● Quality Assurance in Hospital and Health Statistics

Careers in Health Informatics

Various careers come under Health Informatics. If the candidate is interested in pursuing a career in Health Informatics, then there are a wide range of careers available for them based on their performance. There are many career opportunities for the candidates after finishing their course. Some of the careers in this field are as follows:

● Clinical Analyst

● Quality Analysts in Research Centers

● Coding Specialists

● Nursing Informationist

● Health Information Managers

● Educators

● Third-Party Administrators

Upcoming trends

With the upcoming trends doing the rounds, healthcare is a bit different and behind from all the other industries. While working in this field, there is a good chance that you are able to witness changes over the years.

With the COVID-19 outbreak, the healthcare industry is looking for ways to connect to their patients virtually and provide them with the necessary guidance. Essentially, the field is moving towards deducting the cost of services.

Various technology trends are upcoming and are to be followed by the healthcare industry. The pandemic has brought everything to a standstill but the healthcare staff has to work 24 by 7 to ensure everybody is safe and healthy. Below mentioned are some trends:

Telemedicine - This is a feature which has enabled thousands of people to get medical aid they couldn't otherwise access. Various applications have been developed which provides medicines to you as and when required.

The Internet of Medical Things - The IoMT allows the doctors to focus on prevention. Instead of doing health check-ups twice in a year, they get their health updates more frequently.

The Cloud - Various digital platforms help in collaboration with doctors and patients. With the data that is stored in the Cloud or any other digital application, it is easy to get connected with your patient.

Artificial Intelligence - Artificial Intelligence along with machine learning promise to bring a lot of value to various sectors. It also provides innovative ways to diagnose diseases, create treatment plans, do medical research, etc.

Future trends - The healthcare industry is growing tremendously. There are future trends that enable the healthcare industry to work more efficiently.

The doctors are ensuring that they can give treatment to their patients effectively using the digital medium.

Job Profiles and Top Recruiters

Having a skilled professional in the staff helps you ensure that an organization has the right information on hand as and when and where it is needed to maintain the highest standards of data integrity, confidentiality, and security.

They must get used to the new methods that capture healthcare information, store the information, and then easily access it. There are various job opportunities in this field that helps you to enhance in the field:

Job Profile	Job Description
IT Health Advisor	The job of an IT Health Advisor is to provide assessment, basic health advice and information to patients, and also supporting them to access the appropriate care and including advice to manage their symptoms at home.
Quality Manager	The Quality Manager is responsible for understanding customer’s needs and requirements to develop effective quality under control processes.
Health Insurance Manager	The very first responsibility of a Health Insurance Manager is to make sure that the environment provides necessary and quality healthcare. after an environment which provides necessary and quality healthcare. They play a major role in determining budgets, order and receiving supplies.
Consultant	The consultants are contracted by various organisations in all sectors that seek help and advice about the problems that are there in the healthcare industry.
Quality Analyst	A quality analyst’s job is to evaluate the products, systems and software to ensure that they are free of defects. They are responsible to meet the quality standards of the organization.
Medical Transcriptionists	The job of a Medical Transcriptionist is to deal with the process of transcribing the voice-recorded medical reports that are dictated by physicians, and other healthcare professionals.

Below mentioned are some of the job recruiters are as follows:

Companies

Aditya Birla Group

Wockhardt Hospital

Accenture

KLE Hospital

Peerless Hospital

Sikkim Manipal Hospital

Average Salary

The salary packages differ from one job profile to the other. The salary package is decided based on the overall performance of the candidate.

Job Profile	Average Salary
Health Information Technician	Rs. 2 to 3 Lakhs p.a. (Approx.)
Medical Transcriptionists	Rs. 3 to 4 Lakhs p.a. (Approx.)
Quality Manager	Rs. 3 to 5 Lakhs p.a. (Approx.)
Lecturer	Rs. 3 to 5 Lakhs p.a. (Approx.)
Health Insurance Manager	Rs. 3 to 5 Lakhs p.a. (Approx.)

Required Skillset for Health Informatics

Certain skill sets are required in the field of Health Informatics that helps the candidate to get better at it. The professionals working in Health Informatics have to fulfill their responsibilities and also complete the given task in the said time.

Below mentioned are some of the required skill set:

Interpersonal Skills - This skill is one of the most important skills in order to communicate effectively with people. It comprises giving solutions to conflicts, communicating with the team members. It is very important to possess this skill for better working of the communicator with the team.

Ability to solve the problems - When you're a Health Informatics professional, one of your most important responsibilities is to solve the problems at various stages. It can come in the form of challenges and accepting it.

Programming Knowledge - Not every health informatics professional needs to know computer programming. It helps you to broaden your career aspects. Programming knowledge is a must if you are in the role where you have to build information systems.

Communication Skills - Communication is the most valuable and important skill in any industry. It is very important to have excellent communication skills to succeed in the field of health informatics. It is very important to communicate information accurately and clearly. When you're working in the health informatics team, it is your skill on how you communicate with the other people.

Ability to work with health data systems - When you're a Health Informatics Professional, your primary objective is to work with the data systems and understand more about it.. Similarly, it is important to develop skills in order to succeed and excel in the role. Hence, it is very important to stay updated with all the data systems and work efficiently.

Course Curriculum for Health Informatics

The curriculum is designed to provide students with knowledge about various skills required for formulating new strategies, involving in high-level decision making, managing projects at different levels to implement the new based technologies.

The course’s main aim is to implement knowledge and practical skills to understand the various aspects of the application of healthcare informatics to provide quality healthcare. It equips students with practical skills and analytical approaches to identify and deliver healthcare IT needs.

Below mentioned are the broad areas of the curriculum:

Health Informatics
Healthcare Management
Medical Language
Data Analytics
Internet Engineering
Health Economics
Entrepreneurship and Project Planning
IT for rural healthcare
Net Technologies
Software Engineering