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There is a high demand for graduates with this degree. According to the president and CEO of the American Medical Informatics Association, “Virtually every hospital, clinic, physician office, or other healthcare provider organization will in some way utilize information technology solutions in the coming years and will need healthcare professionals versed in informatics to assist with the implementation, use and success of these systems.”

The 2006-7 Occupational Outlook Handbook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides the following data:
     • 18 of the top 20 fastest growing occupations will be in health care and computer-science-related

        professions    
     • Employment of medical records and health information technicians is expected to grow 27%-plus          

       through 2014.
      • Employment of computer support specialists is expected to increase 18-20% for all occupations through  

        2014.

Graduates will serve as a pivotal team member in the planning, design, implementation, management, use and
evaluation of electronic health records and other electronic information systems.

Career options include compliance officers, data quality managers, data sets/nomenclature/classification standards managers, educators, healthcare consumer advocates, privacy/security officers, project managers, reimbursement or revenue cycle managers, to name a few.