UC adds health informatics track Sep 17, 2009
The has added health informatics as a study track within its information technology degree program, the school said Wednesday ... The demand is high for people with health informatics training, especially for research and clinical-care operations, said Hazem Said, chairman of the Department of Information Technology ... Health informatics professionals are translators, if you will, who need to speak two languages medicine and programming. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Trendy majors mirror current issues Sep 15, 2009
The fields of study gaining popularity at undergraduate institutions around the country are service science, health informatics, computational science, sustainability and public health ... Professors in the Department of Environmental Studies and in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, though, say GW does have programs that are similar to the sustainability and health informatics majors ... Health informatics is gaining popularity because of the renewed discussion of health care reform... (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Vital Images Names Industry Veteran Erkan Akyuz Executive Vice President of Engineering Aug 14, 2009
He is currently a candidate for a doctorate of computer science at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, and is a part-time professor of Health Informatics Management at Conestoga College, Kitchener, Canada. About Vital Images, Inc.. (Primezone Releases)
JHU to offer informatics degree Jul 18, 2009
is debuting a new master s degree in health informatics this fall ... The need for additional training in health informatics will grow as policy makers encourage greater use of information technology in health care. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Paragould School District to offer health informatics Jul 4, 2009
Published: Friday, July 3, 2009 12:14 PM CDT The Paragould School District has been chosen by the Arkansas Department of Workforce Education to serve as pilot program for a health informatics program ... Because Paragould High School is the first in the state to have a health informatics program, a variety of sources were consulted to create a curriculum for the program, which will go on to serve as a model for future programs in the state ... We had to delve deeper until we got a better... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Life-sciences industry hit by cutbacks May 17, 2009
Life-sciences industry hit by government cutbacks 051709 - The Augusta Chronicle. One of Augusta's two biotech incubators will not close in two months. (The Augusta Chronicle)
SRA wins $21M contract Feb 21, 2009
Public health informatics is the systematic application of information technology and computer sciences to public health practice, research and learning ... Public health informatics including enabling the availability of timely, quality health data is critical to the success of a wide range of public health programs, said Andrew Friede, SRA s chief medical officer, in a statement. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
