HEALTH INFORMATICS – Analytics Career in Medical Sector

WHAT IS HEALTH INFORMATICS?

Professionals who capture, transmit and use health information in a variety of health care settings. They gather healthcare data, develop effective information systems and procedures, and supply healthcare providers with access to shared information by ensuring secure storage and accessibility of patient data, collaborate with various stakeholders to optimize technology solutions, analyse health data for insights, compliance with regulations, and contribute to improved patient care and healthcare processes through the strategic application of information technology.

WHAT ARE THE EDUCATION PATHWAYS?

Health Informatics encompasses different fields of study, including biotechnology, computer sciences, statistics, engineering and molecular biology. This career field is for the students of sciences, preferably Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Biology. However, a student with PCB subject combinations can also explore higher education in this space. There are B.Sc (Hons) courses in Health Informatics or Biological Sciences, which can be followed by Master’s or even PG Diploma. Besides the above subjects, a degree in computational biology, biomathematics, computer science, life sciences or statistics are also acceptable programs. For doctoral programs, focussed study in genetics and genomics will be required. There are some international certifications like Certified Health Data Analyst (CHDA) and AMIA Health Informatics Certificate (AHIC) in USA supporting a career move in this direction.

WHAT ARE THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES?

• Bioinformatics Analyst
• Medical Coding
• Hospital systems analyst
• Health informatics analyst
• Clinical systems analyst
• Medical informatics specialist
• Healthcare database administrator
• Clinical data manager
• Government health agencies and nonprofits like National health authority (NHA), Indian society for health informatics (ISHI), Public health foundation of India (PFHI) etc.
• Health research institutions and academic institutions like Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), All India Institute of Medical Sciences etc.
• Private Healthcare IT companies like Napier Healthcare, Primera, Cerner, Practo, Healthify Me, Innovacer, Lybrate, Portea Medical etc.
• Medical software development companies like Medtronic India, GE Healthcare, Philips Healthcare
• HealthTech Startups like PharmEasy, NetMeds, 1mg, Niramai Health Analytix, Healthians, Forus Health Pvt. Ltd.

TOP INSTITUTES TO PURSUE HEALTH OR BIO-INFORMATICS IN INDIA

1. Delhi University, Delhi
2. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune
3. Bangalore University, Karnataka
4. Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology (IBAB), Karnataka
5. Bioinformatics Institute of India, Delhi NCR
6. Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Pune
7. KCDH, IIT Bombay, Maharashtra
8. IIHMR, Delhi and Bangalore
9. Pondicherry University
10. Manipal University
11. Ashoka University – Research & Minor Programs
12. Krea University – Research & Minor Programs

TOP INSTITUTES TO PURSUE HEALTH OR BIO-INFORMATICS IN THE WORLD

1. Harvard University and Harvard-MIT, USA
2. University of Oxford, UK
3. University of California Berkeley, USA
4. Columbia University, USA
5. University of Pennsylvania, USA
6. University College London, UK
7. National University of Singapore, Singapore
8. The University of British Columbia, Canada
9. The University of Queensland, Australia
10. University of Tokyo, Japan

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