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[February 24, 2015]

Best Medical Degrees Publishes Ranking of Best Value Online Master's in Health Informatics and Health Information Management Programs

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- BestMedicalDegrees.com has compiled a ranking of the top twenty-five Best Value Online Master's in Health Informatics and Health Information Management.

Programs from the following schools were ranked based on estimated tuition costs, length of program and sample core curricula:

The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
University of Maryland University College, Aldelphi, MD
New England College, Henneker, NH
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL
Regis University, Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions, Denver, CO
The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN
Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, NH
Anna Maria College, Paxton, MA
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
Boston University, Boston, MA
Aldephi University, Garden City, NJ
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, FL
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
The University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

In 2012, government regulations contained in the Affordable Care Act requires healthcare providers to integrate electronic health records technology; and, according to a 2012 study by the PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute, this mandate found that 70 percent of health insurers, 48 percent of hospitals and 39 percent of pharmaceutical and life sciences companies plan to increase hiring of technical informatics professionals over the next two years.

"More and more physician groups, hospitals and clinics are relying on evidence-based care for their patients, as well as moving toward electronic patient records" said Susan Kemppainen, Editor of Best Medical Degrees. "To do that, they are looking for better ways to gather clinical and technical information from external sources. That's where the role of the health informatics or health information manager comes into play."

Kemppainen went on to say, "Physicians and clinicians depend on clinical outcomes and recommendations from a variety of resources. This has given rise to a rapidly growing collaboration with information technology sources to determine the best treatment options. Additionally, data analysis and information are critical in the areas of insurance and government reimbursement models."

Estimated salary ranges for professionals holding a MS in Health Informatics or Health Information Management range from $55,000 to $95,000 for clinical informatics managers, with a wide range of positions available in data analysis, compliance, information technology consultants, chief information officers, etc. 

BestMedicalDegrees.com is an independent online publication dedicated to providing accurate and useful information for prospective students considering a career in medicine. In addition to medical school profiles, reviews, and rankings, you will find online resource guides for a variety of medical fields, medical career and salary information, as well as interesting and fun articles and infographics on medical related topics.

Contact:
Susan Kemppainen
Editor, Best Medical Degrees
(865)-258-1064
Email

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