HEALTH INFORMATICS
PROGRAM
Health Informatics
at George Mason University
May 23, 2013
Presented by
Dr. Janusz Wojtusiak
Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator
jwojtusi@gmu.edu
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George Mason University
 Public University in Virginia
 New President Dr. Ángel Cabrera
 Over 32,000 Students
 Over 2,600 Faculty Members
 178 Majors
 13 Colleges
 3 Campuses (Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William)
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College of Health and Human Services
Dean: Dr. Thomas Prohaska
 Over 5,000 Students
 6 Departments
 School of Nursing
Goals and Objectives
Through the integration of research and
education, the College of Health and
Human Services prepares students to be
leaders in their professions, organizations,
and communities.
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Dean CHHS
Assoc Dean
Budget and Planning
Director of Operations
and Budget
Director of
Development
Assoc Director
Alum Outreach/
Publications
Assistant Dean Master’s/
Post Master’s Division
Senior Associate Dean
Academic Affairs
Director CHPRE
Assistant Dean
Student Affairs
Director CCID
Assistant Dean
Academic Outreach
Director DSHI
Associate Dean CHHS and
Director School of Nursing
Assistant Dean
Undergraduate Division
Associate Dean
Research & Program
Evaluation
Chair, Health
Admin & Policy
Chair, Global &
Community Health
Chair,
Social Work
Chair, Nutrition
& Food Studies
GCH Faculty
SW Faculty
NFS Faculty
Chair,
Rehabilitation
Science
RS Faculty
HAP Faculty
Assistant Dean Doctoral
Studies Division
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Department of Health
Administration and Policy (HAP)
 Education: Prepare aspiring professionals to work as
administrators, managers, informatics specialists and
policy analysts across healthcare policy and health and
human service delivery systems.
 Research: Contribute to basic and applied knowledge on
effective health administration, organization, regulation
and financing of public and private health care systems.
 Innovation: Foster managerial and technical innovation,
quality improvement and public accountability.
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Health Administration and Policy
Health Administration
Master of Health
Administration (MHA),
Health Systems
Management
Health Policy
Master of Science in
Health and Medical
Policy
Health Informatics
Master of
Health
Informatics
Executive Management
Physician Practice Management
Risk Management & Patient Safety
Graduate Certificate
in Health Policy
Senior Housing Administration
Graduate Certificates
Physician Practice Management
Public Health Leadership & Magmt.
Quality Improvement and Outcomes
Management
Bachelor of Science, Health
Administration, Health Systems
Management Concentration
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Health and Social
Policy Undergraduate
Minor
Graduate
Certificate in
Health Informatics
Bachelor of Science,
Health
Administration,
Health Informatics
Concentration
Undergraduate
Minor in Health
Information
Technology
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GMU Health Informatics
program is offered in
the Department of
Health Administration
and Policy, in
collaboration with the
Volgenau School of
Engineering.
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Main HI Faculty
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Farrokh Alemi, PhD (adjunct)
Phan Giang, PhD, graduate adviser
Hamid Jalal (adjunct)
Hua Min, MD, PhD, undergraduate adviser
Priya Nambisan, PhD, graduate adviser
Syed Tirmizi, MD (adjunct)
Sorina Madison, PhD (adjunct)
Janusz Wojtusiak, PhD, Coordinator and
graduate adviser
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Health Informatics, M.S. and Graduate Certificate
o Collaboration between HAP & VSE
o Prepares future health information
systems specialists, managers, and
consultants
chhs.gmu.edu/hap/ms-hi.html
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o 34-36 Total Credit Hours for M.S.
o 15-18 Total Credit Hours for Certificate
o Two certificate tracks: general HI
and BIG DATA
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Health Informatics, B.S. Concentration and Minor
o Covers electronic information system
management, data integrity & healthcare
databases
o Prepares future information specialists in
a variety of health care organizations
o Part of STEM+H
o 120 Total Credit Hours for B.S.
o 18 Total Credit Hours for Minor
chhs.gmu.edu/hap/bs-ha-hi.html
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Health Informatics, B.S. Concentration
 General education (50 credits)
Written Communication, Oral Communication, Quantitative Reasoning, Information Technology,
Literature, Arts, Natural Science, Western Civilization, Global Understanding, Social Science,
Survey of Accounting, Health Professions Careers, Medical Terminology
 Health informatics concentration (70 credits)
Introduction to Public Health, Health Care Delivery in the United States, Healthcare Ethics,
Healthcare Law, Introduction to Health Information Systems, Health Databases, Human
Resources Management in Healthcare, Process Improvement in Healthcare Organizations,
Introduction to Health Services Research, Health Data Standards, Information Technology
Project Management, Internet and Web Technology Applications for Healthcare, Privacy and
Security in Health Informatics, Integration of Professional Skills and Issues, Pre-Internship
Seminar, Health Administration Internship, CHHS Electives, General Electives
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Research Collaboration and Support
 Health Informatics Learning Lab (HILL)
 Center for Health Policy Research and Ethics (CHPRE)
 Machine Learning and Inference Laboratory (MLI)
 Center for Discovery Science and Health Informatics (DSHI)
 Center for Health Information Technology
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Health Informatics Research
o Decision Support
o Artificial Intelligence and
Machine Learning
o Natural Language Processing
o Electronic Medical Records
o Personal Health Records
o Online Health Communities
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o Health Terminologies and
Ontologies
o Health Data Standards and
Information Exchange
o Privacy and Security
o Healthcare Data Mining and
Data Warehouses
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Future
Home
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Contact Information
Valerie Bartush
Manager
HAP Department
vbartush@gmu.edu
Dr. Hua Min
Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Advisor
hmin3@gmu.edu
CHHS Admission Office
703-993-1901
chhs.gmu.edu/admissions
Dr. Janusz Wojtusiak
Assistant Professor
HI Program Coordinator
jwojtusi@gmu.edu
hap.gmu.edu
hi.gmu.edu
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