Healthcare Information Technology Certificate

Geared towards professionals with a background in Healthcare, Information Technology and/or Project Management, UC San Diego Extension’s Healthcare IT Certificate program gives graduates the strong technical training and interpersonal skill development that employers have deemed essential to success in the Healthcare IT field. Students will examine the elements necessary for effective implementation of electronic health records and their integration in different healthcare environments.

Taught by seasoned HIT professionals and overseen by an advisory board of HIT leaders, the program includes more than 140 hours of teaching and learning along with a 60-hour Capstone Project.

All courses are offered fully online, though students local to San Diego have the option of working as a group in person on their Capstone Project. Remote students may develop their own individual Capstone Project that meets their professional interests and career goals in collaboration with the instructor and a selected healthcare organization.

Upon completion of the program, graduates will qualify for new healthcare-related industry positions, created in large part by the current national initiative to implement electronic health records.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify informatics needs in different healthcare settings and align them with available solutions
• Evaluate, select and deploy informatics solutions in healthcare delivery systems
• Acquire, store, and convert/organize data into relevant diagnostic, therapeutic or research information, using quantitative and qualitative tools for decision support and data analysis
• Understand the future of HIT in order to be an organizational resource in this topic area

Program Duration and Enrollment:

• All coursework can be completed in as few as 6 months for aggressive learners, with most students choosing the recommended 9- or 12-month schedule
• Prerequisite courses are offered 4 times per year and students can complete all 3 courses together in the same quarter

Additional Healthcare IT Courses of Interest:

• Essential Elements of Health Information Exchange - The ability to exchange patient information consistently, privately and securely is becoming ever more paramount to improving quality of care. This first-of-its-kind class in Southern California, will prepare you for the changing industry. Learn More and Register

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