Master's Degree in Health Information Technology

Mission

Produce highly qualified professionals and leaders with technical and administrative skills to manage health systems with medical, administrative, ethical, and legal standards by providing an up-to-date study program within a stable, supportive learning environment that meets the market needs locally and internationally considering the standards of accrediting and regulating agencies.

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

  1. Enhancing governance in all aspects of work and supporting faculty members and students to conduct scientific research and support the local community with practical solutions.
  2. Providing students with cutting-edge knowledge and skills to apply IT knowledge to design health systems and evaluate security risks to solve healthcare organization problems while adhering to the professional, legal and ethical framework.
  3. Supporting students with concepts, terminology, professionals, and methods in healthcare to be competitors in the regional and global markets.
  4. Enabling students to effectively communicate orally and in writing in complex healthcare environments to healthcare providers, patients, and payers.
  5. Providing students with technologies and tools to Protect and analyze patient data in healthcare enterprises.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

  1. The ability to analyze patient data for accuracy and completeness.
  2. The ability to demonstrate leadership skills that result in effective collaboration with other healthcare personnel.
  3. The ability to communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts. 
  4. The ability to recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments based on legal and ethical principles. 
  5. The ability to apply outpatient procedure codes using the Current Procedural Terminology/Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System.
  6. The ability to utilize basic descriptive, institutional, and healthcare statistics for patient information audits.
  7. The ability to evaluate the cycle management processes.