What you will learn
- The unique challenges of healthcare delivery in the US and the developed world
- The potential of informatics based tools and systems to help solve these challenges
- The impediments that have long existed to informatics adoption
- The potential impact, technical details and current adoption of HL7’s new FHIR API including specific examples of its use for physicians and their patients; population and public health and research
Courses in this program
GTx's Health Informatics on FHIR Professional Certificate
- 10–11 hours per week, for 5 weeks
Background on US healthcare, the key current applications of informatics in healthcare delivery
- 10–11 hours per week, for 5 weeks
The key standards for representing and sharing healthcare data.
- 10–11 hours per week, for 5 weeks
Some of the key focus areas for health informatics research and development
- According to the 2018 HIMSS U.S. Leadership and IT Workforce Survey:
- 69% of healthcare software vendors and consultants have open positions
- 34% of hospitals have open positions
- 75% of vendors/consultants expect workforce expansion
- 40% of hospitals expect workforce expansion
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Program endorsements

Rimidi is a leading developer of SMART on FHIR applications for management of chronic health conditions. FHIR allows for seamless integration to EHR workflows and individuals with experience developing FHIR apps are rare and in high demand. Candidates who have earned a professional certificate through Dr. Braunstein's Health Informatics on FHIR courses on edX would have a distinct advantage in the health IT marketplace.
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