Applied Health Informatics

Healthcare systems generate vast amounts of data through electronic health records, quality registries, patient safety reporting systems and operational workflows. Yet most clinical leaders lack a structured way to turn that data into safer, higher-quality care or to lead the design and implementation of the digital tools their organizations desperately need.

Applied Health Informatics is a 30-hour hands-on program and the only one of its kind in the region that teaches healthcare professionals how to combine informatics, safety and quality improvement, and product management. This enables participants to identify clinical problems, design and test effective solutions, and champion informatics initiatives within their own institutions.

• Master the Learning Health System Framework: Understand how data, informatics, and improvement science work together.
• Apply Product Management to Clinical Problems: Write user stories, define minimum viable products (MVPs), understand features like health IT product owner, and manage the full product lifecycle from concept validation to
  stakeholder sign-off.
• Use Real Safety and Quality Data: Work with adverse event reports, quality measures including those of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), as well as clinical datasets to identify improvement opportunities.
• Build Executive-Ready Dashboards: Create safety and quality dashboards on Microsoft Power BI that drive decision making.
• Lead Informatics Initiatives: Learn implementation science and change management to successfully deploy digital
  tools.
• Build a Business Case for Innovation: Design a Value Proposition Canvas and Business Model Canvas (BMC) for your clinical solution, develop investor-grade financial projections, and create a pitch deck tailored for
  hospital incubators and accelerator programs.
• Grow Your Career: Earn a credential that maps to Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Quality
  Improvement Officer (CQIO), Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO), and quality director roles.
• Develop Your Unique Selling Point (USP): Stand out as a clinician or manager who can bridge clinical care and health IT.

This program is for healthcare professionals who want to lead the design and use of information systems to improve safety, quality, and operational performance. Ideal for those aspiring to CEO, CMIO or CQIO roles:

• Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and paramedical staff
• Healthcare quality officers and patient safety managers
• Hospital administrators and department heads
• Healthcare IT and informatics professionals
• Clinical researchers and academics
• Digital transformation team members

Module 1: Foundations of Health Informatics (6 hours)

• The learning health system and health data architecture
• Data quality, governance, and privacy laws in the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the European Union (HIPAA, SDAIA PDPL, and GDPR)

Module 2: Safety and Quality Informatics (9 hours)

• Patient Safety Informatics: Event reporting, Root Cause Analysis and Action (RCA2), and Clinical Decision Support.
• Quality Improvement Informatics: Process analysis by DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control), quality metrics, and statistical process control.
• Population Health and Health Equity Informatics: Risk stratification and equity data standards.

Module 3: Product Management for Clinical Systems (6 hours)

• Product Management Fundamentals:
• Clinical Workflow and Human Factors

Module 4: Implementation, Innovation, and Capstone (9 hours)

• Implementation Science and Change Management
• From MVP to Market: Value Proposition Canvas, defining the patient/clinician job-to-be-done framework (JTBD), gains, and pain relievers.
• Business Model Canvas for clinical innovations
• Identifying funding pathways
• Pitch deck structure and storytelling for clinical innovators (problem, solution, market, traction, and ask). 
• Capstone Project Presentation

Admission Criteria

• No coding or prior informatics experience required. A background in clinical care or health administration is recommended.

Admission Process 

• Prepare Clear, Scanned Copies of the Following Documents (in PDF format):
  • Original Bachelor’s Degree Certificate
  • National Identification Card (ID) or Passport
  • Proof of payment for a non-refundable application fee of LE 550. Please note that your application will not be processed without this proof of payment.
  • Transfer Details: You may use Instapay or e-banking for the transfer.
  • Bank Account Number: 100019246129 (Commercial International Bank - CIB).
  • SWIFT CODE: CIBEEGCX005 
  • IBAN: EG600010000500000100005266372
• Fill in and submit the application form, making sure to upload the required PDF documents as outlined above during the application process.
• The Admissions Committee will review your application and may contact you if additional information is required. An interview may also be conducted to assess how well your goals align with the program's objectives.
• Upon acceptance into the program, you will receive an email detailing the steps for online payment. Registration will be confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis, depending on payment receipt and availability.
• After completing your payment and subject to class availability, you will receive an email with your login credentials for the learning platform. This will allow you to access the program details as soon as they become available. Otherwise, you will receive an email informing you of either being transferred to a new cohort or the unavailability of space for the current intake. 
• A Program Welcome Note will be sent to you 4-6 days prior to the program start date.

For any inquiries regarding the application process, contact us at 15592 or by email.