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Master’s Concentration

Virtual Care and Telehealth: Master’s Degree

Gain the expertise and technical capabilities to support cutting-edge telehealth and virtual care systems. You’ll build competencies with the current technology for telehealth and virtual care and learn how to properly support care in a virtual environment. Gain a deep understanding of the social determinants of health (SDOH) that impact patients and staff virtually, as well as the business strategy and policy behind telehealth. You’ll learn to conduct risk/benefit analyses and design strategic plans for effective virtual care and create models for the success of telehealth teams.

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Top-ranked, career-focused education in a flexible format.

At a Glance

Classes Begin
January 6

Term Length
10 Weeks

Master's Tuition
$835 per credit hour

Format
Evening or Online
Admission
No GRE or GMAT
Duration
As few as 18 months

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Skills You’ll Learn

Analyze the systems needed to deliver virtual care

Design strategic plans for successful telehealth systems

Compare the risks and benefits of implementing virtual care

Curriculum

Master of Science in Health Informatics with a concentration in Telehealth and Virtual Care requires completion of 48 credit hours (12 courses).

6

Core Courses

4

Concentration
Courses

2

Elective Courses

Core Courses

Learn the scope of activity, historical development, and future direction of the industry. These courses provide a foundation that you'll draw on throughout your concentration and elective courses. The capstone serves as the culminating academic experience in which you'll explore a problem of practice in your field of study.

HINF 4010 Health Informatics Communication
HINF 4020 Healthcare Workflow and Gap Analysis
HINF 4030 Healthcare Finance
HINF 4650 Healthcare Project Management and Professionalism
HINF 4900 Experiential Learning in Health Informatics
HINF 4901 Capstone Project
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HINF 4902 Capstone Seminar
Concentration Courses

Focus on a specific professional area within the larger industry sector and master the skills needed to excel in that area.

HC 4805
Virtual Care: Opportunities and Barriers for Health Systems
HC 4815
Analysis of Healthcare Environments for Virtual Care
HINF 4825
Technology and Applications for Telehealth and Virtual Care Success
HINF 4835
Design and Implementation of Telehealth and Virtual Care Systems
Elective Courses

Popular electives for students in the Health Informatics program include:

HINF 4325
Values and Outcomes in Digital Health
HINF 4335 Healthcare Cybersecurity
HINF 4600 Healthcare Data and Delivery by Perspective
HC 4110
Innovative Strategies and Change Management
HC 4210
Quality Improvement for Healthcare Leaders
HC 4300
Health Equity and Justice

Elective courses may be chosen from among non-core and concentration courses in the academic program, and you may also select courses in other University College graduate programs. Your academic advisor will help you select electives that align with your career and personal goals.

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Sample Schedule

Plan out your schedule and determine your preferred timeline for completing your master's degree—finish in as few as 18 months or take up to five years.

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Interested in a graduate certificate?

Explore our four and six course graduate certificates in Telehealth and Virtual Care.

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Career Outcomes

Predicted outcomes for graduates of Telehealth and Virtual Care

Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing industries in the nation, according to Monster.com.

The demand in healthcare is ever-growing for talented data scientists to support analytics needs, putting data professionals in high demand, according to Health IT Analytics.
For several years running, data scientist has ranked as the best job in the nation in terms of salary, opportunities, and job satisfaction, according to Glassdoor.com.

Job Titles

Healthcare Software Engineer
Healthcare Project Manager
Healthcare Solutions Architect
Quality Assurance Analyst
Cloud Engineer Architect
Healthcare Software Developer
Health Data Scientist
Chief Medical Analytics Officer
Mobile Software Engineer
Business Intelligence Developer

Healthcare Data Scientist Salary: National Average

$113,309

(Glassdoor.com)

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We understand the demands of balancing work, friends and family, and school can be challenging. That's why at University College, you can complete your program entirely online. Our online learning platform makes it easy to work anywhere at any time.

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Accreditation

 


Higher Learning Commission

University College programs maintain the highest level of accreditation offered by The Higher Learning Commission, one of the regional accrediting bodies recognized by the federal government. The University of Denver and all of its academic programs are regionally accredited by this commission, and regional accreditation is the highest standard for universities in the United States.

 


HIMSS Organizational Affiliates

The HIMSS Academic Organizational Affiliate program shares industry knowledge and educates our students on critical issues in health information and technology by offering complimentary student memberships to HIMSS and other key benefits.

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Curriculum Alignment

To ensure our programs meet industry needs, the curriculum is closely aligned with national organizations such as the American College of Healthcare Executives and Medical Group Management Association, as well as local organizations such as the Denver Medical Study Group.

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