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FORMAL PROPOSAL FOR A NEW DEGREE PROGRAM
(Traditional/Face-to-Face and Hybrid Delivery)
Institution: Kennesaw State University
Approval by President or Vice President for Academic Affairs:
Date: October 14th 2013
School/Division: Michael J. Coles College of Business
Department: Information Systems
Departmental Contact: Dr. Sweta Sneha
Name of Proposed Program/Inscription: Masters in Healthcare Management and Informatics
Degree: MS
Major: Healthcare Management and Informatics
CIP Code: 51.2706
Anticipated Implementation Date: Fall 2014
Approval by Chief Business Officer (or designee):
_________________________________________
Contact Information:
Approval by Chief Facilities Officer or designee (if different from CBO):
_________________________________________
Contact Information:
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1. Description of the program’s fit with the institutional mission, existing degrees and
majors.
The vision of KSU is to be nationally recognized for excellence in education, engagement,
and innovation. The corresponding mission for the university is to expand the knowledge
base, contribute significantly to economic development, and help improve the quality of life
at the local, national, and global level via research, scholarship, and other creative activities.
KSU currently supports over 30,000 students, faculty, and staff spread over nine colleges
offering several undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and certification programs that have
had a profound impact on economic development. According to UGA’s Selig Center for
Economic Growth, KSU’s overall economic impact is almost $900 million.
Atlanta has been declared the Health IT capital of the nation with a healthy demand for
qualified individuals to meet the burgeoning workforce needs of the Health IT sector (Please
see Appendix A for an assessment of workforce needs). In keeping with the university’s
mission/vision of prominence in education, engagement, and innovation the proposed
graduate program in Healthcare Management and Informatics is designed as an
interdisciplinary program spanning three of the nine colleges and five departments. The
implementation of the program will not only enhance KSU’s prominence in education and
engagement but will also support economic development.
2. Program Description and Goals:
a. Institutional Priority: Describe how the proposed program is aligned with the
institution’s academic strategic plan. Indicate where this program falls in terms of the
institution’s top priorities for new degrees.
KSU’s strategic plan entails prominence in education, engagement, and innovation. The
proposed program is a step in that direction. It is the first premier graduate program that is
of interdisciplinary nature and leverages resources across three colleges on campus. The
program proposal is a timely and relevant response to the workforce needs of the growing
Health IT industry in the greater Atlanta area. The program is also supported by an advisory
board represented by top executives from the healthcare sector to ensure the proposed
program is not only relevant but also maps the skills of the graduates to the job
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requirements. In addition, Health IT is one of the top academic priorities for the Coles
College of Business where the proposed program will be housed. In addition, among KSU’s
top priorities for new degrees the proposed program ranks 3rd across the campus and 1st
on the list of Coles College.
b. Brief description of the program and how it is to be delivered
The proposed graduate program in Healthcare Management and Informatics is an
interdisciplinary program spanning three colleges (Coles College of Business, College of
Science and Mathematics, and Wellstar College of Health and Human Sciences) and four
departments (Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and
Nursing). The program is designed to be a premier program addressing the need to
produce skilled workforce to meet the exponentially growing demand of Health IT sector in
Atlanta, Georgia, the region, the nation, and the world (Please see Appendix A for details
on workforce and the impetus to developing certification and degree programs addressing
the needs of the health IT sector).
In order to ensure the quality of the proposed graduate program, the design and curricular
components are based on the nationally accepted standards set up by the Commission on
Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIM).
The proposed curriculum utilizes an interdisciplinary approach towards providing
integrated knowledge spanning the domains of the practice and delivery of healthcare;
information
technology;
computing;
data
analytics;
informatics;
and
leadership/management principles. A critical requirement in utilizing this approach lies in
ensuring that the students view the curricular components as pieces of the puzzle that
together provide a complete understanding of healthcare management and informatics
not as fragmented disconnected pieces. Hence, we plan to organize faculty
workshop/retreats to highlight the importance of ensuring (1) cohesiveness across the
program; (2) integration across coursework; and (3) collaboration/cooperation among
participating faculty members such that the each course can act as a stepping stone
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designed to take the students closer to an in-depth understanding of healthcare
management and informatics.
This collaborative approach will allow our graduates to understand the complexities and
interdependencies among relationships that must be considered when making technology
and management decisions within a healthcare organization and the key role that
informatics can play in the delivery and practice of quality healthcare by provision of
relevant information to the decision makers (clinicians, executives, technicians etc.) as and
when required. The graduates of the proposed program will be able to utilize the solid
foundation provided in the program to take diverse roles as leaders and healthcare
executives; chief medical informatics officer (CMIO); chief information officer (CIO), project
managers; VP of IT; developers; analysts; and informaticians in the healthcare industry.
Additionally, all students enrolled in the proposed graduate program will be provided (a)
the required textbooks, (b) two calendar year student membership of AMIA (American
Medical Informatics Association) @ $40 annual student membership fee, and (c)
registration fee (@ $300 student member fee) for one attendance of AMIA conference
where students can interact with other professionals in the field, attend workshops,
present research reports, and network. This not only makes the program more attractive to
the students but also gives our graduates exposure to the professional environment early
in their career.
The program will follow the model of a soft cohort and will be delivered on campus over
four semesters. There are 11 courses in the program, with a total of 36 credit hours offered
during the course of the program. The program offers 33 hours of required coursework and
3 hours of elective.
c. Goals/objectives of the Program
The primary goal of the proposed program is to educate and produce a robust workforce
that has the skills and knowledge of the intersecting domains of healthcare, management,
and informatics such that the graduates will be armed to fill diverse careers as developers,
managers, and leaders of the evolving healthcare landscape. The proposed graduate
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program will take students from a variety of backgrounds and provide them with a strong
foundation in healthcare, information systems, computer science, informatics, and data
analytics with the objective to produce a workforce that has a comprehensive
understanding of the domain of healthcare management and informatics and that can fuel
the engine of economic development in this promising domain. The core program
objectives grounded in the knowledge base on healthcare management and informatics
include provision of:

Broad knowledge of the delivery and practice of healthcare in the US system along with
the challenges and opportunities in the international landscape

Operational knowledge of the ethical, legal, security/privacy, and quality issues as they
relate to healthcare management and informatics

Knowledge of the basic principles emphasizing the role of informatics as it relates to
various complex problems covering the entire domain of healthcare from disease
management,
patients/providers,
drug
discovery,
evidence
based
medicine,
personalized medicine, etc.

Knowledge of organizational behavior and management principles as they apply to the
issues at the intersecting domain of healthcare, information systems, and informatics

Knowledge and skills associated with statistics, quantitative/qualitative research
methods, and quality issues associated with healthcare management and informatics

Applied knowledge of computer science with respect to database design and
management and data structures in the context of healthcare

Knowledge of advanced scholarship so that students are capable of addressing critical
issues in the domain via written and oral form
d. Location of the program – main campus or other approved site
The program may be located and conducted on/off the main KSU campus. Internships and
class projects involving engagement with the corporate sector may be conducted on/off
campus as required.
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3. Curriculum: List the entire course of study required and recommended to complete the
degree program. Provide a sample program of study that would be followed by a
representative student. Include Area F requirements (if applicable).
a. Clearly differentiate which courses are existing and those that are newly developed
courses. Include course titles as well as acronyms and credit hour requirements
associated with each course.
b. Append course descriptions for all courses (existing and new courses).
The Proposed Program of Study
The proposed program of study addresses the facets underlying the domain of healthcare,
management, and informatics (information system, computer science, and data analytics).
There are 36 credit hours in the program that include:
o 33 Hours of Required courses
o 3 Hours of Elective courses
Required and Elective Courses
Course name
Description
Required Courses
Introduction
to Provides an overview of the field of
Healthcare
healthcare, the overarching problems, the
Management
and role of technology in the current healthcare
Informatics
environment, management challenges and
opportunities, and the paradigm of
informatics and its impact on the
healthcare landscape
Legal and Ethical Issues This course is a survey of contemporary
in IS
legal and ethical issues faced by IS
professionals. Topics include a review of
applicable statutes and regulations that
impact the IS organization. Students will
conduct on-line research and explore
ethical issues at the leading edge of the
organization's technology frontiers.
Advanced IT Project Implementation and reflection of project
Management
management principles for Information
Systems projects. Students will analyze case
studies and readings that address project
Course
Acronym
Credit
Hours
HMI 7510
(New)
3
IS 8200
3
IS 8100
3
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risk management, project portfolio
management, project management for
global teams, integrated project teams, and
virtual project teams. Project management
software will be used to facilitate team
projects and project reporting.
Database Systems with This course covers knowledge in database
Java Applications
management
systems,
database
processing, data modeling, database
design, development, and implementation.
Java programming language will be used to
develop database applications.
Data Structures
This course covers both linear and nonlinear data structures by using an objectoriented approach, based on the notion of
the Standard Template Library (STL)
container classes. Modern C++ constructs
are used in developing data structures and
their applications.
Health
Policy Overview of the healthcare industry,
Leadership Seminar
including an analysis of various players and
their roles. Introduces the healthcare
delivery system and the resources that
comprise it. Overall planning, organization,
management, evaluation, quality, and
major health policy issues discussed.
Theoretical
This
course
extends
foundational
Foundations, Research competencies in research methods,
Applications, &
epidemiology, and biostatistics. The focus is
Outcome Evaluation I
on
examining
research
designs,
methodology, data measurement and
analysis, the ethics of research, and
outcome evaluation for relevant problems
encountered by the advanced practice
nurse. Theories from health care, nursing,
and related fields will be analyzed and
critiqued from the perspective of theory
development and utilization during inquiry.
Students will analyze relevant scientific
studies and begin development of the
scientific proposal process in a particular
area relevant to advanced nursing
practices.
ACS 7030
3
ACS 7010
3
NURS 7793
4
NURS 7745
4
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Statistical Methods I
This course presents basic concepts and NURS 9101
techniques
of
statistical
methods,
including: the collection and display of
information, data analysis and statistical
measures; variation, sampling and sampling
distributions; point estimation, confidence
intervals and tests of hypotheses for one
and two sample problems; principles of
one-factor experimental design, one-way
analysis of variance and multiple
comparisons; correlation and simple linear
regression analysis; contingency tables and
tests for goodness of fit. SPSS statistical
software will be used.
Statistical Methods II
This course presents advanced treatment NURS 9102
of the design of experiments and the
statistical analysis of experimental data
using analysis of variance (ANOVA),
multiple regression, multivariate analysis of
variance (MANOVA), discriminant analysis,
cluster analysis and factor analysis.
Capstone in Healthcare Offers students an opportunity to integrate HMI 7770
Management
and knowledge gained in the classroom with real- (New)
world problems. Students work in teams and
Informatics
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consult with a working professional to identify
a real world problem related to healthcare
management and informatics, and apply the
knowledge learnt in class to design a potential
solution(s). Consists of engagement in practical
work and research in a major area of health
informatics. Potential areas of work include
design or analysis of health informatics
systems, programs, or applications; program
planning;
management;
and
policy
development. Encourages community-based
participatory projects. To the extent possible,
capstone projects have as a goal a practical
contribution to the health informatics field.
Students initiate and design capstone projects
in consultation with faculty members who
provide guidance and mentoring.
Elective Courses
Governance
Management
Compliance
Risk Examination of current Standards of Due IS 8300
and Care and Best Business Practices in
Information Security. Includes examination
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Six Sigma
Solving
of security technologies, methodologies
and practices. Focus is on evaluation and
selection of optimal security policy. Topics
include evaluation of security models, risk
assessment, threat analysis, organizational
technology
evaluation,
security
implementation, disaster recovery planning
and security policy formulation and
implementation.
Problem The focus of this course is applying Six STAT 8140
Sigma methods such as DMAIC to business
problems. Students will analyze business
data
and
brainstorm
appropriate
approaches utilizing statistical methods.
Overall, the course covers process
improvement methodology for business
work processes. Students will be prepared
to take the American Society for Quality Six
Sigma Green Belt certification exam. The
course will address most topics identified in
the exam’s Body of Knowledge and use
available exam questions. Students will
prepare a written and oral report that will
become part of their Statistical Methods
Portfolio. Taking this course can lead to
students being qualified for the KSU
Graduate Green Belt Certificate.
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c. When describing required and elective courses, list all course prerequisites.

Prerequisite/Co-Requisite Course to all Required/Elective Courses in the Program:
o IS 7510 - Healthcare Management and Informatics
o Admission to the Graduate Program in Healthcare Management and Informatics
and/or Permission of the Director of Healthcare Management and Informatics
o For the benefit of the incoming students we may offer to run a three week
seminar on the basics of database and programming. This seminar will be free
and open to all students enrolled in the program while the faculty teaching the
seminar will be compensated. The purpose of the seminar will be to give
students without prior IS/Computing knowledge to provide relevant
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background to succeed in the program. The course will be designed to run
either on the weekends or during the weekday for a pre-defined time.

Prerequisite to Elective and Capstone Course in the Program:
o Successful completion of at least 18 credit hours of course work in the
Healthcare Management and Informatics graduate program and/or Permission
of the Director of Healthcare Management and Informatics
d. Provide documentation that the program and all courses in the proposed curriculum
have been approved by all relevant campus curriculum governance bodies.
The proposed graduate program in Healthcare Management and Informatics is the first
program that is truly interdisciplinary and is creating a synergy across campus resources
by utilizing faculty expertise and existing courses to meet the curricular needs of the
program.
The proposed program requires 36 credit hours in course work. 29 credit hours of
course work mapping to 10 courses in the program already exist. Hence only 2 new
courses offering 7 credit hours in total have been proposed. These two courses are
appended to the current proposal for approval.
e. Append materials available from national accrediting agencies or professional
organizations as they relate to curriculum standards for the proposed program.
CAHIIM (Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information
Management Education) is an independent accrediting organization whose mission is to
serve the public interest by establishing and enforcing quality Accreditation Standards
for Health Informatics educational programs (http://www.cahiim.org/index.html).
CAHME, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, serves
the public by promoting, evaluating, and improving the quality of graduate healthcare
management education in the United States and Canada. CAHME is the only
organization recognized to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering
a professional master's degree in healthcare management education and is recognized
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by the Secretary of the US Department of Education for programs within the United
States and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.
CAHIM requires that prior to applying for accreditation a program must be operational
with an appointed program director, curriculum/courses approved, and students
enrolled
(http://www.cahiim.org/applyaccred_HI_grad.html).
In
preparation
for
applying for CAHIM accreditation we are planning to attend a CAHIIM Initial Accreditation
Workshop and have also mapped the curricular contents of the proposed program to
meet the standards of CAHIM accredited program in Healthcare Informatics
(http://www.cahiim.org/cas_system_resources.html). So far, no graduate program in
healthcare informatics has been accredited by CAHIM in the state of Georgia.
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The proposed program in Healthcare Management and Informatics is unique since its
focus is on giving students a comprehensive knowledge on both the management and
informatics of healthcare. Hence, the proposed program may apply for accreditation to
CAHIM and/or CAHME. Both CAHIM and CAHME require the programs to have enrolled
and graduated students through the program prior to applying for the accreditation of
the program. CAHME has the additional requirement of applying for accreditation only
after two cohorts have graduated. Hence, we anticipate applying for CAHIM and/or
CAHME accreditation of the proposed graduate program in FY 2016.
f. Indicate ways in which the proposed program is consistent with nationally accepted
trends and standards in the discipline.
The curriculum of the proposed graduate program in Healthcare Management and
Informatics has been mapped to the curricular requirements for accreditation as
outlined by the CAHIIM. CAHIM requires a graduate program in health informatics to
include curricular components that link to the three facets of Health Informatics as
described below (see Column 1 – Health Informatics Master’s Degree Curriculum Facets)
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and to meet CAHIIM accreditation requirements all three facets and curricular
components (see Column 2 – Curricular Components) must be introduced within the
program
of
a
graduate
program
in
Health
Informatics
(http://www.cahiim.org/applyaccred_HI_grad.html). The proposed program adopted
the template provided by CAHIIM to document the course or courses (in Column 3) by
prefix and number that address the curricular components for each facet.
Column 1 - Health Column 2 - Curricular Components
Informatics
Master’s
Degree
Curriculum
Facets
Column 3 - List the
Course(s) - Prefix and
Number that contain each
of
the
curricular
components as listed in
Column 2 for each facet.
*Required courses
Facet I. Information Systems – concerned with such issues as information systems analysis,
design, implementation, and management.
1. Healthcare delivery systems, organization, governance
and workflow
2. Health information systems characteristics, strengths and
limitations
3. Health information systems assessment methods and
tools
4. Quality assessment including total quality management,
data quality, and identification of best practices for
health information systems
5. Health IT standards
6. Use of healthcare terminologies, vocabularies and
classification systems
7. Health information exchanges (HIE)
8. Electronic health records and personal health records
9. Patient rights and associated regulations
10. Privacy and confidentiality of patient health information
11. Information security practices
HMI 7510*, NURS 7793*, IS
8100*
HMI 7510*, IS 8100*, NURS
7745*
IS 8100*, NURS 7745*
HMI 7510*, NURS 7793*,
STAT 8140
HMI 7510*, NURS 7793*
HMI 7510*, NURS 7793*,
HMI 7510*,
HMI 7510*
IS 8200*, IS 8310, NURS
7793*
HMI 7510*, IS 8200*, IS
8310, NURS 7793*
HMI 7510*, IS 8310
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Column 1 - Health Column 2 - Curricular Components
Informatics
Master’s
Degree
Curriculum
Facets
Column 3 - List the
Course(s) - Prefix and
Number that contain each
of
the
curricular
components as listed in
Column 2 for each facet.
*Required courses
12. Management of information systems including life cycle IS 8100*
analysis, system design, planning methods and tools
13. Evidence-based systems and tools (such as PubMed)
HMI 7510*, NURS 7793*,
STAT 8140, NURS 7745,
NURS 9101, NURS 9102
14. Workflow process re-engineering
IS 8100*
15. Human factor engineering, work organization and tools
NURS 7793*, IS 8100*
16. Strategic planning
NURS 7793*, IS 8100*
17. Project planning and management
18. Change management
19. Finance and budgeting and cost-benefit analysis for
information systems
20. Assessment of commercial vendor products and software
applications
21. Policy development and documentation
22. Personnel management, negotiation, communication
skills, business ethics, leadership and governance
23. Systems thinking and theory
IS 8100*
NURS 7793*, IS 8100*
IS 8100*
IS 8100*, HMI 7510
IS 8100*, NURS 7793*
IS 8200, NURS 7793*, IS
8100*,
NURS 7793*
Facet II. Informatics – concerned with such issues as the structure, function and transfer of
information, socio-technical aspects of health computing, and human-computer interaction.
1. History of health informatics development and health
informatics literature
2. Medical
decision-making:
principles,
design,
implementation
3. Development of healthcare terminologies, vocabularies
and ontologies
4. Clinical data standards theory and development
5. Clinical data and clinical process modeling (such as UMLUnified Modeling Language, UP-Unified Process)
6. Cognitive support (i.e. clinical decision support)
7. Biomedical simulations
HMI 7510*, NURS 7745
HMI 7510*, NURS 7793*,
STAT 8140
HMI 7510*, NURS 7793*
HMI 7510*, NURS 7793
ACS 7030*
HMI 7510*, ACS 7030*
NURS 7793*, STAT 8140
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Column 1 - Health Column 2 - Curricular Components
Informatics
Master’s
Degree
Curriculum
Facets
Column 3 - List the
Course(s) - Prefix and
Number that contain each
of
the
curricular
components as listed in
Column 2 for each facet.
*Required courses
8. Personalized medicine
HMI 7510*, NURS 9101*
NURS 9102*
9. Human-computer interface
HMI 7510*, ACS 7010, ACS
7030
10. Principles of health information systems data storage HMI 7510*, ACS 7010
design, including patient-centered
11. Principles of research and clinical literature research
HMI 7510*, NURS 7794*,
NURS 9101*, NURS 9102*
12. Natural language processing
HMI 7510*
13. Knowledge discovery (such as text and data mining)
HMI 7510*, ACS 7030, STAT
8140
Facet III. Information Technology – concerned with such issues as computer networks,
database and systems administration, security and programming.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Principles of computer science
Programming language(s) (such as SQL, Java)
Software applications – design, development, use
Systems testing and evaluation
System integration tools
Networking principles, methods, design
Principles of data representation
Electronic data exchange
Health Information technology: systems architecture,
database design, data warehousing
10. Technical security applications and issues
11. Information technology (IT) system documentation
12. Business continuity and disaster recovery
13. Virtual network applications and storage (such as cloud
computing)
ACS 7010*
ACS 7010*
ACS 7010*, NURS 7745*
NURS 7745*
ACS 7010*
HMI 7510*, ACS 7010
HMI 7510*, ACS 7010*
HMI 7510*
HMI 7510*, ACS 7030*
HMI 7510*, IS 8310
IS 8100*, IS 8310
IS 8310, NURS 7745*
HMI 7510*, ACS 7010*, IS
8310
IV. Additional desired course(s) content.
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Column 1 - Health Column 2 - Curricular Components
Informatics
Master’s
Degree
Curriculum
Facets
Column 3 - List the
Course(s) - Prefix and
Number that contain each
of
the
curricular
components as listed in
Column 2 for each facet.
*Required courses
Biomedical Sciences (such as medical terminology, NURS 7793*
anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology)
Quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods
NURS 9101*, NURS 9102*,
NURS 7745*
Epidemiology (public health or clinical)
NURS 7745*, NURS 9101*,
NURS 9102*
g. If internships or field experiences are required as part of the program, provide
information documenting internship availability as well as how students will be
assigned, supervised, and evaluated.
N/A
h. Indicate the adequacy of core offerings to support the new program.
The proposed graduate program in Healthcare Management and Informatics is the first
program that is truly interdisciplinary and is synergistically utilizing faculty expertise and
existing courses to meet the curricular needs of the program. The director of the
proposed graduate program shall work closely with the interdisciplinary team and the
partnering departments/colleges to ensure the offering of required and elective courses
to the students. The proposed timeline of course completion (provided in the table
below) is based on a combination of existing schedule of offered courses (i.e., 9 existing
courses) and the plan to offer new courses (i.e., 2 new courses) to support the new
program.
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MS in Healthcare Management and Informatics
Proposed Timeline for Completing Degree (Full-Time Student)
1st Semester – 10 hours
HMI 7510
NURS 7793
IS 8100
3rd Semester – 10 hours
NURS 9102
ACS 7010
HMI 7770
2nd Semester – 10 hours
NURS 7745
NURS 9101
IS 8200
4th Semester – 6 hours
Elective Course
- STAT 8140/IS 8310
ACS 7030
i. Indicate the method of instructional delivery.
The courses will be delivered in face-to-face or hybrid format.
4. Admissions criteria. Please include required minima scores on appropriate standardized
tests and grade point average requirements.
For the proposed graduate program in Healthcare Management and Informatics, the
following minimum admissions standards will be utilized:

Online Application and Non-Refundable Fee:
All applicants to the program are
required to submit an application with a non-refundable fee for admission
consideration to the program via the Graduate Admissions website.

Official Transcripts: All applicants to the program are required to have an
undergraduate degree for admission to the program. All official transcripts from each
institution of higher education that the candidates have attended (except Kennesaw
State University - Kennesaw State University transcripts are on file) are to be included
in the application. Official graduate transcripts from a previously attended/completed
or currently enrolled graduate degree program are also to be included in the
application. Students will be required to get all the transcripts be submitted directly to
Kennesaw State University from the previously attended and/or currently attending
institutions. Transfer credit from previously attended/completed or currently enrolled
graduate degree program shall be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Transfer credits
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may not exceed a maximum of 12 credits. An cumulative undergraduate grade point
average of 2.8 or above on a 4.0 scale will be required for admission to the program.

Official GRE Scores: Applicants are required to take either GRE or GMAT and have the
official GRE/GMAT scores sent directly to KSU in time to meet our June 1st application
deadline. The candidates are required to take the verbal and quantitative sections of
GRE. A minimum score of 550 on GMAT and GRE score of 150 for the Verbal section
and a 140 for the Quantitative section is recommended. Kennesaw State University’s
GRE Institution Code is 5369 and GMAT Institution Code is 5359.

Application Letter: This letter (maximum of 300 words) outlines your professional and
educational goals and provides a rationale for why/how this program will meet your
career aspirations.

Two Letters of Recommendation: From individuals who can accurately assess the
candidate’s academic performance.

International Applicants: Kennesaw State University (KSU) prides itself in being a
globally engaged university and welcomes applications from diverse students around
the world. For admission to the program, international students have additional
requirements which are outlined in the “Graduate Admission” section of the catalog
and on the Graduate Admission’s website. Additionally, all international students are
required to take official TOEFL or IELTS and have the scores sent directly to KSU.

Deadline: June 1st is the deadline for submitting an application for admission to the
Fall semester in that same year.
5. Availability of assistantships (if applicable).
The Graduate College will support a limited number of graduate assistantships for qualified
students. The support for graduate assistantships will be extended to one student in the
first year, two in the second year, and three in years three and four.
If either the
Department of Information Systems or Coles College of Business has available budget to
support additional graduate assistantships, the number may be expanded in years three
and four. Each graduate assistant will receive an $8,000 stipend during the academic year
($4,000 fall semester and $4,000 spring semester) along with tuition waiver, as stipulated
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by the Graduate College. Graduate assistants will work closely with a faculty and assist in
scholarship or research pertaining to the domain of healthcare management and
informatics.
6. Evaluation and Assessment:
a. Provide the student learning outcomes and other associated outcomes of the
proposed program.
The three key facets that form the foundation of the proposed program include
healthcare, management, and informatics (i.e., information systems, computer science,
and data analytics). The student learning outcomes draw from the aforementioned
foundational principles and are reflected in the curricular components of the program
structure in terms of the required/elective course of study. While each course in the
program (required and elective) has its own student learning outcomes, the overall
program will be measured by its ability to meet the following six outcomes. Consistent
with the primary objective to prepare prospective leaders, managers, and developers in
the emerging discipline of healthcare management and informatics, the core student
learning outcomes grounded in the intersecting knowledge base of healthcare,
management, and informatics include:

Broad knowledge of the delivery and practice of healthcare in the US health care system
along with the challenges and opportunities in the international landscape

Operational knowledge of the ethical, legal, security/privacy, and quality issues as they
relate to healthcare management and informatics

Broad knowledge of the basic principles underlying the role of informatics in regards to
various complex problems covering the entire domain of healthcare from disease
management, patients/providers, drug discovery, evidence based medicine, and
personalized medicine.

Broad knowledge of organizational behavior and project management principles and
their application to the domain of healthcare, information systems, and informatics

Knowledge and skills associated with statistics, quantitative/qualitative research
methods, and quality issues associated with healthcare management and informatics
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
Applied knowledge of computer science with respect to database design and
management and data structures in healthcare

Demonstration of advanced scholarship by the students such that they are capable of
addressing critical issues in the domain via written and oral form
b. Describe how the institution will monitor and ensure the quality of the degree
program.
The following approaches are proposed to monitor and ensure the quality of the
graduate program in Healthcare Management and Informatics:

KSU and Coles College of Business monitor the quality of academic programs
annually via the Assurance of Learning (AOL) reports. The proposed program
shall utilize AOL reports to articulate its goals, obtain feedback on its progress
towards achieving those goals, and leverage the feedback to make any required
modifications in the program to ensure that the program goals are effectively
achieved.

The program will also monitor students’ retention, progression, and graduation
data, measured in terms of the number of students who enroll/stay with the
program, successfully complete the required course work, and graduate.

We will also work closely with our advisory board consisting of leaders from the
entire
ecosystem
of
healthcare
(health
system,
insurance
company,
pharmaceutical company, Health IT service/product company) and solicit their
feedback to ensure that the program reflects the relevance and quality that
meets the needs of the corporate sector

Additionally, we plan to apply for accreditation of the graduate program by
CAHIM and/or CAHME two years after the program goes into operation as
another means to ensure the program meets nationally accepted standards of
quality
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7. Administration of the program:
a. Indicate where the program will be housed within the academic units of the
institution.
The graduate program in Healthcare Management and Informatics will be housed in
Coles College of Business, Department of Information Systems because of the expertise
of the department’s faculty members and the focus of the program. Faculty in the
Department of Information Systems have worked with multiple departments across the
campus, engaged with local, national, and international organizations to build KSU’s
prominence as a strong player in the evolving healthcare landscape, led the engagement
of KSU’s students in m-health/e-health via the MAD (Mobile Application Development)
Center, and served in the executive role with multiple conferences in putting the
spotlight on global healthcare and the role of IT.
b. Describe the administration of the program inclusive of coordination and
responsibility.
The administration and coordination of the program will rest with the graduate
Program Director. The responsibility of the director will include coordination of course
offerings (required and elective), student admission, advising, marketing strategy,
coordination with the advisory board, ensuring program accreditation, and monitoring
the quality and effectiveness of the proposed program. In addition, faculty
workshop/retreats will be planned either once per academic year or once per semester
to ensure (1) cohesiveness across the program; (2) integration across coursework; (3)
collaboration/cooperation among participating faculty members. This is critical to
ensuring that the students view the curricular components as pieces of the puzzle that
together provide a complete understanding of healthcare management and
informatics.
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8. Waiver to Degree-Credit Hour (if applicable): If the program exceeds the maximum credit
hour requirement at a specific degree level, then provide an explanation supporting the
increase of hours (NOTE: The maximum for bachelor’s degrees is 120-semester credit
hours and the maximum for master’s degrees is 36-semester credit hours).
N/A
9. Accreditation (if applicable): Describe the program’s alignment with disciplinary
accreditation requirements and provide a time line for pursuing accreditation. Indicate
the source of institutional funding that will be used, if needed, for the accreditation
process.
CAHIIM (Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information
Management Education) is an independent accrediting organization whose mission is to
serve the public interest by establishing and enforcing quality Accreditation Standards for
Health Informatics educational programs (http://www.cahiim.org/index.html).
CAHME, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education, serves
the public by promoting, evaluating, and improving the quality of graduate healthcare
management education in the United States and Canada. CAHME is the only organization
recognized to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering a professional
master's degree in healthcare management education and is recognized by the Secretary of
the US Department of Education for programs within the United States and the Council on
Higher Education Accreditation.
The proposed graduate program is unique in its offering a comprehensive knowledge base
to the students in the intersecting disciplines of healthcare, management, and informatics.
Hence it may apply for CAHIM and/or CAHME accreditation. CAHIM requires that prior to
applying for accreditation a program must be operational with an appointed program
director,
curriculum/courses
approved,
and
students
enrolled
(http://www.cahiim.org/applyaccred_HI_grad.html). CAHME also requires the programs to
have enrolled and graduated students through the program prior to applying for the
accreditation of the program. CAHME has additional requirement of applying for
accreditation
only
after
two
cohorts
have
graduated
(http://www.cahme.org/Resources/Fall2013_Criteria_for_Accreditation.pdf). Hence, we
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anticipate applying for CAHIM and/or CAHME accreditation of the proposed graduate
program in FY 2016.
In preparation for applying for CAHIM accreditation we are planning to attend a CAHIIM
Initial Accreditation Workshop and have also mapped the curricular contents of the proposed
program to meet the standards of CAHIM accredited program in Healthcare Informatics
(http://www.cahiim.org/cas_system_resources.html).
associated
with
accreditation
of
the
The
program
with
approximate
CAHIM
are
expenses
$12,000
(http://www.cahiim.org/applyaccred_HI_grad.html) and the corresponding expenses of
accreditation
of
the
program
with
CAHME
are
approximately
$20,000
(http://www.cahme.org/ScheduleofFees.html). The ensuing expenses shall be incurred by
the Coles College of Business and/or by the graduate program:
10. External Reviews (This item only applies to doctoral level programs): Provide a list of five
to eight reviewers, external to the System, from aspirational or comparable
programs/institutions. This list should contain contact information for each reviewer, and
include an explanation of why the reviewer was suggested. The list should not include
individuals for whom the department or institution has consulted during the process of
program proposal development.
N/A
11. Enrollment Projections and Monitoring;
a. Provide projected enrollment for the program during the first three years of
implementation. (NOTE: These projections will be used to monitor enrollment
following program implementation.)
First
FY 14
I.ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS
Student Majors
Shifted from other programs
New to the institution
Total Majors
0
15
15
Second
FY 15
0
20
35
Third
FY 16
0
20
40
Fourth
FY 17
0
25
45
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Course
Sections
Satisfying
Program Requirements1
Previously existing courses
New courses
Total Program Course Sections
Credit Hours Generated
Those Courses
Existing enrollments
New enrollments
Total Credit Hours
5
1
6
10 (6+4)
1
11
11
0
11
11
0
11
0
300
300
240
400
640
320
400
720
320
500
820
by
KSU Tuition Generated by M.S. in Healthcare Management and Informatics Students
KSU tuition (for new enrollment
$233,100
$310,800
$310,800
$388,500
in MS-HMI sections only, 1credit hour @ $7772)
KSU tuition (for MS-HMI
N/A
$186,480
$248,640
$248,640
students in existing courses, 1credit hour @ $777)
Total KSU tuition generated by
$233,100
$497,280
$559,440
$637,140
MS-HMI students
b. Explain the specific methodology used to determine these projections and verify their
accuracy, especially if new student enrollment will be needed to sustain funding for
the program. Indicate whether enrollments will be cohort-based.
Projected numbers were derived from estimates based on the verbal interest of
potential students for the proposed graduate program, estimates of other healthcare
and IT based graduate programs, and the demand of skilled workforce in the greater
Atlanta area. The proposed graduate program will include a “soft cohort” model, where
students work through their major required courses as a group, allowing the program to
offer these courses only once a year for each group.
1
These are fall and spring estimates. While there is an assumption of student interest in summer courses, the
estimates regarding courses and revenues are based only on fall/spring estimates. Using the soft cohort model,
three courses will be offered each of the first two semesters of the program (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015) for a
total of six courses. The following fall, three courses will be offered for the first cohort, and in spring, three
courses will be added for that cohort.
2
The proposed program is a premium priced program with total tuition and fees of $28,000.00 for 36 credit hours of
courses. Hence, the program fee per credit hour is calculated at $777 which includes the graduate tuition fee of
$267. Also refer to the budget section for details on tuition budgeting.
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12. Provide the year when the program is expected to be reviewed in the institution’s
comprehensive program review process.
The program will be evaluated within the department and college annually. The first
comprehensive program review will occur in 2018, the fifth year after implementation.
13. Describe anticipated actions to be taken if enrollment does not meet projections.
The marketing efforts of the proposed program will be intensified in partnership with Coles
College marketing channels, followed by a workshop to be run on campus in Global Health
Management and Informatics where we will invite corporate members and put a spotlight
on the program, and lastly the marketing efforts will be focused on graduating class at KSU,
at all USG institutions, technical schools/colleges, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,
Cobb Chamber of Commerce, viral open houses and social media, advertisements at AMIA,
JAMIA, AUPHA, ACHE, Healthcare and Nursing journals/conference. Finally, we will work
closely with the interdisciplinary team of colleges and departments at KSU who are
partnering in launching this unique program and the Vice President for Graduate Studies
and Marketing on KSU campus to determine how best to market our program to a broader
audience.
14. Faculty Qualifications & Capacity:
a. Provide an inventory of faculty directly involved with the program. On the list below
indicate which persons are existing faculty and which are new hires. For each faculty
member, provide the following information:
Faculty Name
Rank
Sweta Sneha
(Existing)
Associate
Professor
Wes Rhea
(Existing)
Lecturer
Highest
Degree
PhD
Degrees
Earned
BS, PhD
Academic
Discipline
Information
Systems
MBA
BBA,
MBA
Information
Systems
Area of
Specialization
Healthcare, IT,
Mobile/Wireless,
Informatics,
Modeling,
Management,
Decision Systems
Healthcare,
Healthcare
Current
Workload
2-2
4-4
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Solomon
Negash
(Existing)
Professor
PhD
Mike Whitman
(Existing)
Professor
PhD
Humayun Zafar
(Existing)
Assistant
Professor
PhD
Amy
Woszczynski
(Existing)
Tridib
Bandyopadhyay
(Existing)
Tommie Nelms
(Existing)
Professor
PhD
Associate
Professor
PhD
Professor
PhD
Janice
Long, Associate
PhD
Professor of
Nursing
Barbara J. Blake
(Existing)
Professor
PhD
Nancy Ballard
(Existing)
Distinguished MSN
Faculty
Marilyn King
(Existing)
Associate
Professor
PhD
Ying Xie
(Existing)
Associate
Professor
PhD
Compliance, IS,
Business
Process,
Information
Security
and
Privacy
Project
2-2
Management,
Mobility
BS,
MBA,
MSME,
MSMIS,
PhD
BSBA,
MBA,
PhD
BS, MS,
PhD
Information
Systems
BIE,
MBA,
PhD
BS, PhD
Information
Systems
Administrator
Information
Systems
BSN,
MSN,
PhD
RN,
MSN,
PhD
Nursing
Emerging
2-2
technologies, IS
Security
Research
Administrator
RN,
PhD,
ACRN
Nursing
AD,
BSN,
MSN
BSN,
MS,
DNSc
BS, MS,
PhD
Nursing
Information
Systems
Security
3-2
Information
Systems
Security,
Mobility,
Programming
2-2
Nursing
Nursing
Computer
Science
3-3
Research
Methods,
Community
Health
Nursing
research,
governance
Nursing,
Community,
Research
Big data, cloud
computing,
bioinformatics,
healthcare
informatics and
computational
3-3
2-2
Administrator
2-2
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intelligence
Lewis
Vanbrackle
(Existing)
Professor
PhD
Jennifer
Priestley
(Existing)
Associate
Professor
PhD
BS, MS, Mathematics Design
of 1-1
PhD
Experiments,
Statistical
Process Control,
Statistical
Consulting,
Process
Improvement
BS,
Statistics
Statistics,
2-2
MBS.
Research, SAS,
PhD
Data Flow, Data
Analysis
Total Number of Faculty: __15__
b. If it will be necessary to add faculty to support the program, give the desired
qualifications of the persons to be added, and a timetable for adding new faculty.
No existing plan to hire a permanent faculty (please refer to section 15 for details
regarding budget).
c. If existing faculty will be used to deliver the new program, include a detailed faculty
load analysis that explains how additional courses in the new program will be
covered and what impact the new courses will have on faculty current workloads.
(For example, if program faculty are currently teaching full loads, explain how the
new course offerings will be accommodated.)
The proposed graduate program in Healthcare Management and Informatics is the first
program that is truly interdisciplinary and is synergistically utilizing faculty expertise and
existing courses to meet the curricular needs of the program. The proposed timeline of
course completion is based on a combination of existing schedule of offered courses
(i.e., 9 existing courses) and the anticipated plan of offering new courses (i.e., 2 new
courses) to support the new program. Since 9 courses are already in place and have
faculty assigned to teach the course within the existing work load structure, no
accommodation is required for those courses. Of the 2 new courses, the teaching load
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will be accommodated by either giving overload compensation to the existing faculty or
hiring temporary teaching faculty to balance the work load. We have budgeted for this
in the program (please refer to section 15 for details regarding budget). Additionally,
the use of a soft cohort model will allow the program to manage the course offerings
and faculty teaching workload. Following the formal review of the graduate program, in
the fifth year, the department will evaluate the program’s growth to determine the
need for any additional faculty positions going forward.
15. Budget – Complete the form below and provide a narrative to address the following:
a. For Expenditures:
i. Provide a description of institutional resources that will be required for
the program (e.g., personnel, library, equipment, laboratories, supplies,
and capital expenditures at program start-up and recurring).
ii. If the program involves reassigning existing faculty and/or staff, include
the specific costs/expenses associated with reassigning faculty and staff
to support the program (e.g. cost of part-time faculty to cover courses
currently being taught by faculty being reassigned to the new program
or portion of full-time faculty workload and salary allocated to the
program).
b. For Revenue:
i. If using existing funds, provide a specific and detailed plan indicating
the following:
1. Source of existing funds being reallocated
2. How the existing resources will be reallocated to specific costs
for the new program
3. The impact the redirection will have on units that lose funding.
ii. Explain how the new tuition amounts are calculated.
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iii. Explain the nature of any student fees listed (mandatory fees, program
fees, etc.).
iv. If revenues from Other Grants are included, please identify each grant
and indicate if it has been awarded.
v. If Other Revenue is included, identify the source(s) of this revenue and
the amount of each source.
c. When Grand Total Revenue is not equal to Grand Total Costs:
i. Explain how the institution will make up the shortfall.
ii. If the projected enrollment is not realized, provide an explanation for
how the institution will cover the shortfall.
I. EXPENDITURES
First
FY14
Dollars
Second
FY15
Dollars
Third
FY16
Dollars
Fourth
FY17
Dollars
Personnel – reassigned or existing positions
Faculty
Part-time Faculty (see item 15.a.ii)
Graduate Assistants
Administrators (see item 15.a.ii)
Support Staff (see item 15.a.ii)
Fringe Benefits
Other Personnel Costs
Total Existing Personnel Costs
0
$3000
0
$30,000
$15,000
$14,400
0
$62,400
0
$6,000
0
$30,000
$15,000
$15,300
0
$66,300
0
$6,000
0
$40,000
$15,000
$18,300
0
$79,300
0
$6,000
0
$40,000
$15,000
$18,300
0
$79,300
EXPENDITURES (Continued)
Personnel – new positions (see item 15 a.i)
Faculty
Part-time Faculty
Graduate Assistants
Administrators
Support Staff
Fringe Benefits
Other personnel costs
Total New Personnel Costs
0
0
$16,000
0
0
0
0
$16,000
0
0
$24,000
0
0
0
0
$24,000
0
0
$32,000
0
0
0
0
$32,000
0
0
$32,000
0
0
0
0
$32,000
Start-up Costs (one-time expenses)
Library/learning resources
0
0
0
0
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Equipment
Other (see item 15 a.iii)
0
5000
0
5000
0
17,000
0
5000
Physical Facilities: construction or
renovation (see section on Facilities)
Total One-time Costs
0
0
0
0
5000
5000
17,000
5000
Operating Costs (recurring costs – base
budget) (see item 15 a.i)
Supplies/Expenses
Travel
Equipment
Library/learning resources
Other
Total Recurring Costs
$5,000
$5,000
0
$3,000
30,000
$43,000
$5,000
$5,500
0
$4000
40,000
$54,500
$5,500
$6,000
0
$5000
40,000
$56,500
$5,500
$7,250
0
$6000
50,000
$68,750
GRAND TOTAL COSTS
$134,400
$157,800
$184,800
$185,050
$110,400
$125,800
$152,800
$153,050
$233,100
$497,280
$559,440
$637,140
$343,500
$623,080
$712,240
$790,190
III. REVENUE SOURCES
Source of Funds
Reallocation of existing funds (see item 15
b.i)
New student workload
New Tuition (see item 15 b.ii)
Federal funds NA
Other grants NA
Student fees NA
Other
New state allocation requested for budget
hearing NA
Nature of Funds
Base budget
One-time funds
GRAND TOTAL REVENUES
Detailed Explanation of Budget
Provide a narrative that explains how current institutional resources will be expended
specifically for this program. Provide a narrative that explains how the institution will
fiscally support the establishment of the new program through the redirection of existing
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resources and acquisition of new resources. Indicate whether the institution will submit
a request for new funds as part of its budget request. The narrative also needs to explain
the basis of the institution’s projections with regard to anticipated EFT, head count,
student enrollment, estimated expenditures, and projected revenues.
As is stated in the proposal, the enrollment projections for FY 14 through FY 17 are
conservative estimates based on a review of new graduate programs at Kennesaw State
University and Georgia State University. This is a new graduate program in an emerging
discipline that does not have a singular undergraduate discipline from which to draw
students; therefore, we project slow but steady growth in enrollment. The budget is based
on a projected enrollment of 15 students in the first year, 20 in the second and third years,
and 25 in the fourth year. Out of the 11 courses in the program, only two are newly
developed courses, the other 9 courses already exist in the departments partnering in this
unique interdisciplinary program. The credit hours are based on students in the first year of
the program taking 18 credit hours and second-year students taking the remaining 18
credit hours needed to complete the degree program.
Existing Personnel Expenditures – Faculty (item 15.a.ii)
In FY 14, only one new course will be taught in the MS-HMI program. We plan to hire a
temporary faculty for $3000 to teach an additional course so that appropriate faculty can
be re-assigned to teach the course in the MS-HMI for FY 14. Starting FY 15 MS-HMI will
have two new courses, hence approximately $6000 will be spent in hiring temporary
teaching faculty to teach two courses so that existing faculty can be re-assigned to teach
the two new courses in the MS-HMI program.
Existing Personnel Expenditures – Staff (item 15.a.ii)
Coles College of Business has a current staff member to support the graduate program
whose salary is approximately $45,000. It is estimated that one-third of her time would be
redirected to the proposed graduate program over the next four years. An evaluation of
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the program in the fifth year may result in the hiring of a new staff member solely to
support the graduate program if there is a clear need. The salary of the support staff was
multiplied by 0.3, to calculate the totals that appear in the estimated budget.
Existing Personnel Expenditures – Administration (item 15.a.ii)
The estimated budget for administrator of the proposed program is based on an
approximate salary of a tenured Associate Professor who earns $100,000 per year on a 10month contract, and who has the expertise and experience to serve as the Graduate
Program Director.
The budget projects that 20% of her time will be redirected to
administer the program in FY14 and FY15. That projection was increased to 30% for FY16
and FY17. An additional 10% of her salary was added to each fiscal year projection as
summer salary for administering the program during the summer months.
Fringe Benefits (item 15.a.ii)
Faculty, staff, and administrator costs for each year were totaled and multiplied by 0.30 to
estimate fringe benefit costs, per KSU’s Department of Human Resources. Fringe benefits
for new hires were also calculated in this manner, although graduate assistants were not
included in that calculation since they are not eligible for benefits.
Operating Costs – Recurring Costs (item 15.a.i)
The operating costs are the recurring costs associated with travel, supplies, and other
related expenses for the Healthcare Management and Informatics program. The following
provides an explanation of the rationale for each segment:
1. Supplies - The FY14 figure for the graduate program’s costs associated with supplies is
approximated at $5000 (this base figure was approximated in consultation with the
current chair of the Department of Information Systems). Costs associated supplies for
FY 15 is the same as FY 14, while FY 16-FY 17 is approximated at an increment of 10%
from FY 14.
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2. Travel - The FY14 figure for the graduate program’s costs associated with travel is
approximated at $5000 (this base figure was approximated in consultation with the
current chair of the Department of Information Systems). Projections for FY15 – FY17
were calculated based on the total FY14 travel costs with 10%, 20%, and 25% increment
approximated each year for increasing expenses. The travel budget is to accommodate
travel to conferences, invited talks, and other venues that engages faculty/students in
the program and/or that gives visibility to the program on prominent venues.
3. Other – All students enrolled in the proposed graduate program will be provided (a) the
required textbooks, (b) two calendar year student membership of AMIA (American
Medical Informatics Association) @ $40 annual student membership fee, and (c)
registration fee (@ approximately $300 student member fee) for one attendance of
AMIA conference where students can interact with other professionals in the field,
attend workshops, present research reports, and network. The approximate cost of
textbooks (please see Appendix C for details on textbooks and related cost structure),
AMIA student membership fee for two calendar years, and registration to one AMIA
event is $2000 per student. Hence this cost is calculated based on approximate new
student enrollments per academic year.
Start-up Costs (one-time expenses) (items 15 a.iii)
For each FY approximately $5000 is allocated to be used for marketing of the program to
the potential candidates. In FY 17, two years after the program has been operational, a
one-time cost of $12,000 is included for initiating the process of accreditation the
proposed program by CAHIM.
Revenue Sources (items 15 b.i and 15 b.ii)
Projections in the area of revenue sources were calculated as follows:
a. Reallocation – Reallocation was calculated by subtracting new personnel costs from the
total expenses.
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b. Tuition – The FY14 figure of $777 per credit hour was used to calculate the projected
revenue to be generated by the courses for this program. Based on an assessment of the
graduate programs in the state of Georgia and nearby states, the proposed graduate
program will be offered at a premium price of $28,000 including tuition and fees. This is
still considerably lower in cost to other programs such as the MBA in Health Administration
offered by GSU at the approximate rate of $36,000 while offering a robust program
grounded in relevance and excellence in the emerging discipline of healthcare
management and informatics. The cost of $28,000 over 36 credit hours results in a per
credit hour cost of $777.00. Please refer to section 11 for details on tuition related
revenue.
16. Facilities—Complete the table below.
Total GSF
a.
b.
Indicate the floor area required for the program in gross square feet
(gsf). When addressing space needs, please take into account the
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projected enrollment growth in the program over the next 10 years.
Indicate if the new program will require new space or use existing space. (Place an
“x” beside the appropriate selection.)
Type of Space
Comments
i.
Construction of new space is required
No
ii.
iii.
Existing space will require modification
If new construction or renovation of existing
space is anticipated, provide the justification
for the need.
Are there any accreditation standards or
guidelines that will impact facilities/space
needs in the future? If so, please describe
what the impact will be.
Will this program cause any impacts on the
campus infrastructure, such as parking, power,
HVAC, etc. If so, indicate the nature of the
impact, estimated cost and source of funding.
No
NA
iv.
v.
3
No
No
Existing spaces shared with current usage in the department will be used for this program. No additional space will
be required.
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vi.
Existing space will be used as is
c.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
If new space is anticipated, provide information in space below.
Estimated construction cost
NA
Estimated total project budget cost
NA
Proposed source of funding
NA
Availability of funds
NA
v.
When will the construction be completed and
ready for occupancy? (Indicate semester and
year).
How will the construction be funded for the
new space/facility?
Indicate the status of the Project Concept
Proposal submitted for consideration of
project authorization to the Office of Facilities
at the BOR. Has the project been authorized
by the BOR or appropriate approving
authority?
vi.
vii.
X
No additional space will be required.
Existing space that will be used for
the program will be shared with the
current usage in the Department of
Information Systems.
NA
NA
NA
d.
If existing space will be used, provide information in space below.
Provide the building name(s) and floor(s) that will house or support the program.
Indicate the campus, if part of a multi-campus institution and not on the main campus.
Please do not simply list all possible space that could be used for the program. We are
interested in the actual space that will be used for the program and its availability for
use.
The Chastain Point location which has served the needs of existing MS in Information
Systems program will house this proposed graduate program. This building is located
off of the main campus of KSU with excellent parking options. Additionally, the existing
courses supporting the proposed program will continue to be offered as before.
e.
List the specific type(s) and number of spaces that will be utilized (e.g. classrooms,
labs, offices, etc.)
No. of
Type of Space
Number of Assignable
Spaces
Seats
Square Feet
(ASF)
1
Classrooms
47
820
0
Labs (dry)
i.
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0
Labs (wet)
1
Meeting/Seminar Rooms
7
Offices
0
Other (specify)
Total Assignable Square Feet (ASF)
ii.
50
1,400
2,220
If the program will be housed at a temporary location, please provide the information
above for both the temporary space and the permanent space. Include a time frame
for having the program in its permanent location.
No additional space will be required. Existing space that will be used for the program
will be shared with the current usage in the Department of Information Systems. All
spaces listed above are permanent and will be used as is.
Chief Business Officer or Chief
Facilities Officer Name & Title
John Anderson
Phone No.
Email Address
770-499-3132
Signature
janders2@kennesaw.edu
Note: A Program Manager from the Office of Facilities at the System Office may contact
you with further questions separate from the review of the new academic program.
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APPENDIX A
Workforce and Skills Assessment of Health IT Industry
1. http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/business/bioscience-health-it/focus/health-it
2. http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/community-college-consortia/preparing-health-itworkforce-tomorrow/
3. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/11/20091124a.html
4. To further assess the demand of Health IT sector, we leveraged the report generated by
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (MAC) Workforce Council in 2011 and 2012. The
following provides key facts of the MAC Report of the review conducted in 2011 and 2012:
Over 40 HIT companies provided input
•
•
•
•
•
41 HIT respondents (around
20% of industry companies)
50% were application developers
24% were from professional
services firms
18% were hospitals or providers
8% were from other
organizations
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Positions with the strongest demand
Positions
Currently
employed
2,260
Application Developer
Current unfilled
positions
190
Projected demand
over three years
1,560
90
1,320
Business Analyst
1,525
Client Service/Help Desk
1,500
25
1,235
Project Manager
1,375
170
1,190
Sales Professional
1,375
290
880
735
65
775
Bus. Intel. Developer
Info Security Specialist
595
25
730
Systems Analyst
1,160
90
700
Computer Operations
1,115
15
505
Database Administrator
700
50
505
Network Architect
750
25
360
Technical skills needed for key positions*
Analytical
capability
Positions
Clinical
Experience
Data base
mgmt
Knowledge
of healthcare
Network
design
Application Developer
X
X
Business Analyst
X
X
Bus. Intel. Developer
X
X
Client Service/Help Desk
X
X
Computer Operations
X
Database Administrator
X
Info Security Specialist
X
X
Network Architect
X
X
Project Manager
X
X
X
Sales Professional
X
X
X
Systems Analyst
X
Reporting/
analytics
X
X
X
X
X
X
* These skills were cited 10 or more times as important
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Soft skills needed for key positions*
Change
management
Positions
Leadership
Application Developer
Business Analyst
X
Bus. Intel. Developer
Process
improvement
Project
Management
X
X
X
X
X
X
Client Service/Help Desk
Sales &
Customer
Service
X
X
Computer Operations
X
Database Administrator
X
X
Info Security Specialist
X
X
Network Architect
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Project Manager
Sales Professional
Systems Analyst
X
X
X
X
X
* These skills were cited 10 or more times as important
Support Desired from Local Institutions
• Overviews on health care delivery were
cited over 137 times as desired support
• 4 year degree w/ HIT focus were cited
over 100 times
• Other support included
certification training,
2 year degree with HIT focus,
and computer skills training
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APPENDIX B
Comparison of Programs with Health Informatics and Management Focus
Below is a comparison of health informatics and health administration degree and certificate
programs at University of Alabama, Georgia State University, Duke, University of Tennessee,
University of Florida, and University of Phoenix (online in GA)
University
University of
Alabama
Birmingham
University of
Alabama
Birmingham
Georgia State
University
Georgia State
University
Degree
MS Health
Informatics
MS Health
Administration
MBA/Master of Health
Administration
MS Health
Administratio
n
Instate
$626 for first
credit hour,
$431
subsequent
$8167 per
semester,
$49,000 total
$35,948
$35,948
Outofstate
$1,208 for
first credit
hour, $1,013
subsequent
$83,144
$83,144
Cost
Length
Description
Online
48-50 hours, 6
semesters, 24
months
Focus on ICT,
health
care
delivery,
leadership
and
management
33 months
57-66 hours
36 hours
Place students
in
executive
leadership
positions
in
health services
organizations
7
concentration
s available
Mixed
No
Geared
towards
managers in healthcare
and
business
organizations.
Currently 60 students
in
Health
Administration
graduate
degree
programs. MBA/MHA
degree
program
averaged 55 students
over the past 3 years,
with
25
students
accepted yearly
No
No
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University
University of Phoenix Duke University
(online in GA)
University of
Tennessee
University of
Central Florida
Degree
Master of Health
Administration/Infor
matics
Master of
Management in
Clinical
Informatics
Master of Health
Informatics and
Information
Management
Master of
Science in Health
Care Informatics
$740 per credit; $115
electronic materials
fee per course
$22,000 per
semester
(fall/spring) for
2013-14; $11,000
per summer term
$686 per credit
hour
$13,224.60 total
tuition and fees
$751 per credit
hour
$42,903 total
tuition and fees
1 year
33 hours
36 credits
Focus on
business and
leadership,
health
informatics
Provides skills to
manage
information in
electronic health
environment
Geared towards
health care
informatics
professionals
No
Yes
Mixed
Cost
Instate
Out-ofstate
Length
40 hours
Description
Online
Yes
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APPENDIX C
Course
Number
Course Title
Credit
Hours
ACS 7010
Data Structures
with C++
3
ACS 7030
Database
Systems with
Java
Applications
3
HMI 7510
Introduction to
Healthcare
Management
and Informatics
3
Description
This course covers both linear and
non-linear data structures by using
an object-oriented approach, based
on the notion of the Standard
Template Library (STL) container
classes. Modern C++ constructs is
used in developing data structures
and their applications.
This course covers knowledge in
database management systems,
database processing, data modeling,
database design, development, and
implementation. Java programming
language will be used to develop
database applications.
This class will provide an overview of
the current landscape of healthcare;
introduce the role of information
systems in healthcare; emphasize
the use of clinically motivated use of
information technology for quality,
efficient, delivery and practice of
healthcare;
the
management
challenges in the current healthcare
landscape; and the profound role
and impact of informatics. An
examination of how information is
captured, converted, and stored in
machine readable form and used in
the various facets of the health care
system; the impact of Electronic
Medical
Record
(EMR);
and
personalized medicine will also be
examined.
Text Book(s)/References
TBD
TBD
Health Informatics: Practical
Guide For Healthcare And
Information Technology
Professionals
(Hoyt, Medical informatics),
Editors- Robert E Hoyt, Nora
Bailey, Ann Yoshihashi
Edition: 5th
ISBN-10: 1105437558
ISBN-13: 978-1105437557
Price: $56.00
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HMI 7770
IS 8100
IS 8310
Introduction to
Healthcare
Management
and Informatics
Advanced IT
Project
Management
Governance,
Risk
Management
and Compliance
3
3
3
Offers students an opportunity to
integrate knowledge gained in the
classroom with real-world problems.
Students work in teams and consult
with a working professional to
identify a real world problem related
to healthcare management and
informatics and apply the knowledge
learnt in class to design a potential
solution. Consists of engagement in
practical work and research in a
major area of health informatics.
Potential areas of work include
design or analysis of health
informatics systems, programs, or
applications; program planning;
management;
and
policy
development.
Encourages
community-based
participatory
projects. To the extent possible,
capstone projects have as a goal an
active contribution to the health
informatics field. Students initiate
and design capstone projects in
consultation with faculty members
who
provide
guidance
and
mentoring
Implementation and reflection of
project management principles for
Information
Systems
projects.
Students will analyze case studies
and readings that address project
risk management, project portfolio
management, project management
for global teams, integrated project
teams, and virtual project teams.
Project management software will
be used to facilitate team projects
and project reporting.
Detailed examinations of a systemswide perspective of information
security, beginning with a strategic
planning process for security.
Includes an examination of the
policies, procedures, and staffing
functions necessary to organize and
administrate
ongoing
security
functions in the organization.
Subjects include security practices,
security architecture and models,
continuity planning and disaster
recovery planning.
The Strategic Application of
Information Technology in Health
Care Organizations(Jossey-Bass),
Authors - Glaser, John P.;
Salzberg, Claudia
Edition: 3rd
ISBN-10: 0470639415
ISBN-13: 978-0470639412
Price: $68.12
Advanced Project Management:
Best Practices on Implementation
(John Wiley & Sons), Author Kerzner, Harold
Edition: 2nd
ISBN-10: 0471472840
ISBN-13: 978-0471472841
Price: 78.06
Management of Information
Security (Cengage Learning),
Authors - Whitman, Michael;
Mattord, Herbert
Edition: 3rd
ISBN-10: 1435488849
ISBN-13: 978-1435488847
Price: $142.48
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NURS
9101
NURS
9102
STAT 8140
Statistics I
Statistics II
Six Sigma
Problem Solving
3
3
3
This course presents basic concepts
and techniques of statistical
methods, including: the collection
and display of information, data
analysis and statistical measures;
variation, sampling and sampling
distributions;
point
estimation,
confidence intervals and tests of
hypotheses for one and two sample
problems; principles of one-factor
experimental
design,
one-way
analysis of variance and multiple
comparisons; correlation and simple
linear
regression
analysis;
contingency tables and tests for
goodness of fit. SPSS statistical
software will be used.
This course presents advanced
treatment of the design of
experiments and the statistical
analysis of experimental data using
analysis of variance (ANOVA),
multiple regression, multivariate
analysis of variance (MANOVA),
discriminant analysis, cluster analysis
and factor analysis.
The focus of this course is applying
Six Sigma methods such as DMAIC to
business problems. Students will
analyze
business
data
and
brainstorm appropriate approaches
utilizing statistical methods. Overall
the
course
covers
process
improvement
methodology
for
business work processes. Students
will be prepared to take the
American Society for Quality Six
Sigma Green Belt certification exam.
The class will address most topics
identified in the exam’s Body of
Knowledge and use available exam
questions. Students will prepare a
written and oral report that will
become part of their Statistical
Methods Portfolio.
Taking this
course can lead to students being
qualified for the KSU Graduate
Green Belt Certificate.
Discovering Statistics using IBM
SPSS Statistics(SAGE), Author Field, Andy
Edition: 4th
ISBN-10: 1446249182
ISBN-13: 978-1446249185
Price: $84.18
Discovering Statistics using IBM
SPSS Statistics(SAGE), Author Field, Andy
Edition: 4th
ISBN-10: 1446249182
ISBN-13: 978-1446249185
Price: $84.18
1) Concepts for R&R
Studies(Amer Society for Quality),
Author - Barrentine, Larry
Edition: 2nd
ISBN-10: 0873895576
ISBN-13: 978-0873895576
Price: $222.92
2) Implementing Six Sigma
(Wiley), Author - Breyfogle,
Forrest
Edition: 2nd
ISBN-10: 0471265721
ISBN-13: 978-0471265726
Price: $93.87
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7745
IS 8200
Theoretical
Foundations,
Research
Applications, &
Outcome
Evaluation I
Legal and
Ethical Issues in
IS
4
3
This course extends foundational
competencies in research methods,
epidemiology, and biostatistics. The
focus is on examining research
designs,
methodology,
data
measurement and nalysis, the ethics
of research, and outcome evaluation
for relevant problems encountered
by the advanced practice nurse.
Theories from health care, nursing,
and related fields will be analyzed
and critiqued from the perspective
of
theory
development
and
utilization during inquiry. Students
will analyze relevant scientific
studies and begin development of
the scientific proposal process
in a particular area relevant to
advanced nursing practice.
1. Publication Manual of the
American Psychological
Association (APA).
Edition: 6th
ISBN-10: 1433805618
ISBN-13: 978-1433805615
Price: $28.45
2. Nursing Research: Generating
and Assessing Evidence for
Nursing Practice (Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins), Authors –
Polit, Denise; Beck, Cheryl
Edition: 9th
ISBN-10: 1605477087
ISBN-13: 978-1605477084
Price: $84.48
3. Theoretical Basis for
Nursing(Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins), Authors – McEwen,
Melanie; Wills, Evelyn
Edition: 3rd
ISBN-10: 1605473235
ISBN-13: 978-1605473239
Price: $60.79
This course is a survey of
contemporary legal and ethical
issues faced by IS professionals.
Topics include a review of applicable
statutes and regulations that impact
the IS organization. tudents will
conduct on-line research and explore
ethical issues at the leading edge of
the
organization's
technology
frontiers.
1. Publication Manual of the
American Psychological
Association (APA).
Edition: 6th
ISBN-10: 1433805618
ISBN-13: 978-1433805615
Price: $28.45
2. Legal Aspects of Managing
Technology(Cengage Learning),
Author – Burgunder, Lee
Edition: 5th
ISBN-10: 1439079811
ISBN-13: 978-1439079812
Price: $181.59
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