{"id":608,"date":"2014-10-30T11:15:33","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T16:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/?p=608"},"modified":"2017-01-18T13:57:57","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T19:57:57","slug":"healthcare-informatics-vs-nursing-informatics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/healthcare-informatics-vs-nursing-informatics\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between Health Care and Nursing Informatics [image]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Capella University defines informatics as the use of data to drive change in health care that leads to improved patient care, improved population health, and lower costs.<\/p>\n<p>Capella recently launched five new informatics programs in nursing and health care. Here\u2019s a quick guide to help you better understand the differences in the fields, as well as potential career paths for each.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/10\/nursing_health-care-vs-nursing-informatics.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-629 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/10\/nursing_health-care-vs-nursing-informatics.jpg\" alt=\"nursing_health-care-vs-nursing-informatics\" width=\"660\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/10\/nursing_health-care-vs-nursing-informatics.jpg 660w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/10\/nursing_health-care-vs-nursing-informatics-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2014\/10\/nursing_health-care-vs-nursing-informatics-364x460.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Explore\u00a0Capella\u2019s master\u2019s-level and certificate programs in health care informatics and nursing informatics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/mha-health-care-informatics\/\">MHA, Health Care Informatics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/certificate-health-care-informatics\/\">Graduate Certificate, Health Care Informatics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/masters-nursing-informatics\/\">MSN, Nursing Informatics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/masters-rn-to-msn-nursing-informatics\/\">RN-to-MSN, Nursing Informatics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/online-degrees\/certificate-nursing-informatics\/\">Graduate Certificate, Nursing Informatics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.capella.edu\/lp\/informatics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4458 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/10\/NursingHealthCareInformatics_CTA1.jpg\" alt=\"NursingHealthCareInformatics_CTA[1]\" width=\"660\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/10\/NursingHealthCareInformatics_CTA1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/10\/NursingHealthCareInformatics_CTA1-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 98vw, (max-width: 1199px) 64vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This is the second post in a three-part series on the growing field of health informatics. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Post One: <a title=\"A Look Behind the Rapid Rise of Health Informatics\" href=\"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/behind-the-rapid-rise-of-health-informatics\/\">A Look Behind the Rapid Rise of Health Informatics<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Post Three: <a title=\"Does Meaningful Use Equal Job Security for Health Professionals?\" href=\"http:\/\/stgwww.capella.edu\/blogs\/cublog\/does-meaningful-use-equal-job-security-for-health-professionals\/\">Does Meaningful Use Equal Job Security for Health Professionals?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A quick guide to how health care and nursing informatics are related, how they&#8217;re different, and potential career paths for 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