Health informatics is the assimilation and application of computing, information
and telecommunication technologies to facilitate the planning, delivery and
evaluation of high quality, cost effective healthcare. The current focus in New
Zealand on a population based approach to health involves identifying those
likely to benefit from preventive care, being able to monitor coverage of health
services, eg, screening and vaccination programmes and integrating care provided
in different settings, eg, general practice, clinics and in hospitals in order to maximise the health benefits gained from every dollar.
In every part of the health sector there is a need for people who can apply their computing, information management and telecommunication skills to support the design, development, implementation and evaluation of information and healthcare information systems. There are many career opportunities for people with knowledge and skills in design and implementation of information privacy and security solutions, the development and use of standards for messaging, terminology and data coding, diagnostic and intervention decision support, electronic healthcare records, and with the ability to work and communicate effectively within multi-disciplinary teams.
Courses may be included in a public health or health sciences programme and are offered in a
Flexible learning format
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Courses in this subject area
Read more, and view a timetable summary of all
Postgraduate courses offered in
flexible mode at the School of Population Health
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National Insitute of Health Innovation website
Possible programmes
Suggested pathways for health informatics study(277.5KB PDF)
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