Overview: Clinical informatics education focuses on how clinicians store, retrieve and analyze health information. In practice, knowledge of clinical informatics transforms the delivery of health care by creating information and communication systems to help clinicians design, implement and analyze health data to enhance individual and population health outcomes, improve patient care, and foster efficient and effective clinicianpatient interactions. Clinical informaticians use their knowledge to assess knowledge and needs of health care professionals and patients; characterize and refine clinical processes; develop, implement, and refine clinical decision support systems; and lead or participate in procurement, customization, development, implementation, management, evaluation, and continuous improvement of clinician information for the benefits of patients. They collaborate with other health care and technology professionals to develop tools which promote patient care that is safe, efficient, effective, timely, patient centered, and equitable.

Admissions Information: Freshman/First-Year Admission A baccalaureate degree is required with a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. The GRE is required. A letter of interest, including the background of the applicant and relevant experience, is required to determine the suitability for the program.

Change of Major/Minor/Certificate Policy: No selective or limited admission requirements.

External Transfer Admission: No requirements beyond University admission requirements.

Opportunities Upon Graduation: The American Health Informatics Management Association (AHIMA) estimates that the demand for skilled workers will increase by 20% (www.ahima.org downloaded 10]25]11). A report prepared by Batelle Technology (November 2011) for the Ohio Third Frontier, noted that high growth is expected in healthcare information technology that includes business process management and clinical healthcare.