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Health Care Management & Health Informatics — Fast Track Program

Increase your demand in the healthcare industry by earning your BS in Health Care Management and your MS in Health Informatics. This unique fast track program will help you accelerate your career before it even begins. Give yourself an advantage with curriculum that focuses on the healthcare delivery process, information and communication technology and the leadership and management principles you will need to make a difference immediately.

Earn your BS and MS in less time.

UAB DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATIONHealth Care Management Program School of Health Professions Building 1716 9th Ave S • Birmingham, AL 35294 205-934-5173 • hcminfo@uab.edu

Apply through UAB Admissions online at www.uab.edu/students/admissions/apply

REQUIREMENTS:Health Care Management (HCM) majors interested in informatics & achieving the following may qualify:

• Overall GPA of 3.25 or greater• Less than 60 credit hours earned• Successful interview with MSHI program director• No GRE Required

ALL STUDENTS MUST: • Have personal insurance coverage uab.edu/studenthealth • Complete required immunizations, background check and drug screen

Health Care Management & Health Informatics

Fast Track Program

UAB is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s, specialist, and doctoral levels.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham prohibits discrimination in admission, educational programs, and other student matters on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability unrelated to program performance, veteran status or genetic or family medical history.

UAB is committed to providing an accessible learning experience for all students. If you are a student with a disability that qualifies under Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and you require accommodations, please contact Disability Support Services for information on accommodations, registration and procedures. Call 205 934-4205 or visit uab.edu/dss.

BSHCM to MSHI Fast Track Curriculum

Spring HCM 407 Strategic Management in Health Care Organizations 3HCM 435 Clinical & Administrative Information Systems 3HCM 460 Research Methods 3HI 602 Clinical & Administrative Systems 3HI 601 Databases and Data Modeling 3

BS DEGREE AWARDED - ADMIT TO MSHI

Summer HCM 481 HCM Internship 6HI 630 Strategic Planning & Contracting 4

YEAR 4

DATA ANALYTICS TRACK

Fall HI 660 Healthcare Requirements Analysis 3HI 661 Advanced Database Design and SQL for Healthcare 3HI 664 Data Analytics Capstone 1

Spring HI 632 Quantitative Methods for Health Informatics 3 HI 662 Healthcare Business Intelligence 3HI 685 Principles in Health Informatics 3HI 686 Leadership Theory 1HI 664 Data Analytics Capstone 1

Summer HI 687 Leadership Development 1HI 688 Leadership Advocacy 1HI 664 Data Analytics Capstone 3

USER EXPERIENCE TRACK

FallHI 650 Foundations of Healthcare User-Based Design 3HI 651 Foundations of Healthcare User-Based Research 3HI 654 User Experience Capstone 1

SpringHI 652 Design Thinking for Healthcare 3HI 653 Managing the User-Centered Development Process 3HI 685 Principles in Health Informatics 3HI 686 Leadership Theory 1HI 654 User Experience Capstone 1

SummerHI 687 Leadership Development 1HI 688 Leadership Advocacy 1 HI 654 User Experience Capstone

COURSES SEM HRSCOURSES SEM HRS

YEAR 1

Fall EH 101 English Composition I 3CMST 101 Public Speaking 3HRP 101 First Year Experience 2Area II Elective (Humanities & Fine Arts) 3History 3

Spring EH 102 English Composition II 3History 3Area IV Elective (History, Social & Behavioral Sciences) 3Natural Science (with laboratory) 4MA 105 or MA 110 3

Summer Lit I 3Area IV Elective 3AC 200 Accounting I 3 HCM 320 MicroComp Appl for HP 3

YEAR 2

Fall Lit II or Area II Elective 3AC 201 Accounting II 3HCM 325 Healthcare Law & Ethics 3Natural Science (with laboratory) 4HCM 330 Health Care Systems 3

Spring HCM 360 Statistics for HC Managers 3HCM 401 Organizational Studies in Health Care 4HCM 421 Intro to Long Term Care Admin 3HCM 350 Medical Terminology 3HCM 375 Managerial Epidemiology 3

Summer HCM 403 Operations Management in Health Care Organization 4HCM 416 Financial Mgt in Health Care Organizations 3HCM 402 Economics for Healthcare Managers 3HCM 450 Quality Management in Health Care 3

YEAR 3

Fall HI 640 Intro to Health Informatics & US Healthcare Delivery 3HI 600 Analysis & Design of Health Information Systems 4HCM 480 Health Care Policy & Reform 3HCM 405 Management in Health Care Organizations 4HCM 425 Healthcare Reimbursement Methods 3