| The volume and complexity of medical records | | | | projected growth rate of any industry and health |
| have led to a high demand for people with a | | | | informatics professionals are well set to take |
| health informatics degree. | | | | advantage of this. |
| Sometimes known as a medical informatics | | | | Health informatics jobs require candidates who |
| degree, this is a discipline that is at the very core | | | | have a passion for customer service, love |
| of the health care industry. | | | | computers, are team builders and team players, |
| Health informatics professionals ensure that | | | | are problem solvers and can work under stress. If |
| medical records are properly stored, retrieved and | | | | this describes you, getting a medical informatics |
| recorded. In many cases, they also design medical | | | | degree is a sound decision. |
| record keeping systems and train staff how to | | | | Even though the responsibilities are great, health |
| use them. | | | | informatics professionals are well rewarded. |
| Imagine the potential threat to lives that would | | | | According to the American Health Information |
| occur if patient records were incorrectly recorded | | | | Management Association, the 2008 median annual |
| or lost. Doctors would be in danger of prescribing | | | | salary for these professionals is $48000 at the |
| the wrong medication or not be able to undertake | | | | entry level position. Depending on your experience |
| emergency operations quick enough due to lack | | | | and your geographic location, you could certainly |
| of information. | | | | earn more. |
| This is why a medical informatics degree is one of | | | | If time and funds are limited, you could do a |
| the most in demand qualifications in the health | | | | certificate in health care informatics. It is cheaper |
| care industry, which by the way, happens to be | | | | and shorter than a bachelors degree program. Plus |
| the fastest growing industry in America. | | | | it gives you a good overview of the subject area. |
| This program combines the worlds of information | | | | You could eliminate the time issue and in some |
| technology and health care. It will give you training | | | | cases pay less, if you do this course online. This |
| in such areas as the core sciences, database | | | | allows you to study anywhere you have an |
| management, information security, medical coding | | | | internet connection and at anytime. This is |
| and classification and health law. | | | | something you may find appealing, especially if |
| You'll also gain knowledge of medical terminologies, | | | | you have a family or work full-time. |
| so that you can confidently converse with clinical | | | | A bachelor medical informatics degree is suitable |
| staff regarding the medical records you're | | | | to those who are already in the industry and |
| keeping. | | | | want to improve their career prospects. Also |
| Since medical informatics professionals often work | | | | those who are outside the field but have a love |
| in teams or are in management positions, some | | | | for information technology, may find getting into |
| degree programs offer courses on project | | | | this career very attractive. |
| management and organizational behavior as well. | | | | There are also masters and doctoral programs |
| No question about it, a health informatics degree | | | | offered in this subject. More information is |
| is a great stepping stone to a wonderful career. | | | | available on this. |
| The health care industry has the highest | | | | |