Biomedical and Health Information Sciences

The mission of the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences is to advance the quality and efficiency of healthcare through improved generation, management and communication of biomedical and other healthcare data. 

The goals of the department are leadership, innovation, initiative and quality, with a strong focus on the unique arena of health and imaging informatics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Minor, Life Science Visualization
Minor, Health Information Management
BS, Health Information Management (online and on-campus)

MS, Biomedical Visualization
MS, Health Informatics (online)
MS, Health Information Management (online)
PhD, Biomedical and Health Informatics
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Health Data Science Informatics (online)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Health Informatics Fundamentals (online)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Leadership in Health Informatics (online)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Mobile Health Informatics (online)
Post-Master’s Certificate, Health Informatics (online)

$

10.8 million

Research grant awards

#3

Healthcare Administration Degree Programs ranks our online MS in health informatics No. 3 among all health informatics degree programs

BHIS clinical associate professor Jacob Krive was inducted into the American Medical Informatics Association

no.2

Animation Career Review ranks our MS in biomedical visualization No. 2 among all illustration schools in Illinois

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS

peer-reviewed articles

book chapters

other

#3

U.S. News and World Report ranks our online BS in health information management No. 3 among all online bachelor’s degree programs

10 million

Project co-led by BHIS professor Andrew Boyd awarded $10M to use artificial intelligence to unify data from a broader range of health professions and create novel, holistic datasets

Biomedical and Health Information Sciences

The mission of the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences is to advance the quality and efficiency of healthcare through improved generation, management and communication of biomedical and other healthcare data. 

The goals of the department are leadership, innovation, initiative and quality, with a strong focus on the unique arena of health and imaging informatics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Minor, Life Science Visualization
Minor, Health Information Management
BS, Health Information Management (online and on-campus)

MS, Biomedical Visualization
MS, Health Informatics (online)
MS, Health Information Management (online)
PhD, Biomedical and Health Informatics
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Health Data Science Informatics (online)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Health Informatics Fundamentals (online)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Leadership in Health Informatics (online)
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, Mobile Health Informatics (online)
Post-Master’s Certificate, Health Informatics (online)

no.2

Animation Career Review ranks our MS in biomedical visualization No. 2 among all illustration schools in Illinois

TOTAL PUBLICATIONS

peer-reviewed articles

book chapters

other

10 million

Project co-led by BHIS professor Andrew Boyd awarded $10M to use artificial intelligence to unify data from a broader range of health professions and create novel, holistic datasets

$

10.8 million

Research grant awards

#3

Healthcare Administration Degree Programs ranks our online MS in health informatics No. 3 among all health informatics degree programs

BHIS clinical associate professor Jacob Krive was inducted into the American Medical Informatics Association

#3

U.S. News and World Report ranks our online BS in health information management No. 3 among all online bachelor’s degree programs

100% pass rate

MS in health information management graduates passed the AHIMA RHIA exam