Our Program

Health Informatics and Information Technology (HIHIT) is a national priority and among the fastest growing occupations within healthcare. The HIHIT Professional Education Program is a nationally-recognized program that offers certification in this quickly expanding field. Since 2010, this certificate program has educated more than 1,300 students with greater than 90 percent of program graduates seeking health IT jobs now working with many employers nationwide.

The Health Informatics & Health Information Technology Certificate is a 9-week classroom-based program. The certification program is designed to prepare post-baccalaureate students for a variety of careers in Health IT. Students will gain knowledge in four didactic courses and receive hands-on training with electronic health record software systems. More detailed information about the courses can be found below. Please note that with guidance from the university, the Fall 2020 HIHIT session will be completely online. For information regarding the Fall 2020 online format, please refer to this Q&A document

You will have the opportunity for direct, active participation with current electronic health record software systems, utilize a working health information exchange (HIE), and learn to analyze and visualize healthcare data using SQL and Tableau.

You will complete a final data visualization project and gain industry-level experience through a two-week practicum, and receive professional development assistance and job search support.

As part of this program, you will study:

health informatics and healthcare analytics

health IT

project management

process redesign and quality improvement

healthcare policy

revenue cycle management

population health

value-based care

interoperability

This program is a full-time commitment and we do discourage participants from trying to work or take other college-level courses while completing this program. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to us at hihit@austin.utexas.edu

Graduates of this program will receive a certificate in Health Informatics and Health IT from the McCombs School of Business. They are eligible for and prepared to sit for four external certifications upon graduation: