Health Information Mgt or informatics

I agree in MHO having a broader degree focus makes you more marketable and more versatile.
Do an Internet search on Masters in Health Information Technology, Masters in Health Informatics.
Good Luck.

I am currently in a BSN program in which I am required to explain the difference between genetic informatics and bioinformatics. I can find scads of information regarding bioinformatics and the requirements need to practice in genetics, but very little on genetic infomatics itself such as if you are required to have previous training in infomatics to work in the genetic field. Can someone help me with this question?

Okay Jranjcamp,

I think we are spliting hairs here..........and very fine hairs at that!
IMHO, I'd say there isn't a difference and that the terms can be and are used interchangeably.

"Genetics" is a discipline of "biology". Genetics is the science of heredity and variation in living organisms.
Bioinformatics is using computers in biological research to analyze or predict the composition of molecules (nucleic acids, proteins, etc.) and model biologic systems. One good example being bioinformatics (or genetic informatics) in the use of the the Human Genome Project.

Bioinformatics - can be defined as the field of science concerning the application of computer science and information technology to biology; using computers to handle biological information, including computational molecular biology and genetics.

Here is a good example related to experience. The job posting below is from a major University in the Midwest for an Associate Professor in their Center for Biomedical Informatics, Genetic Medicine section. See below.

Research Associate (Assistant professor), Phenomics
The Center for Biomedical Informatics, Section of Genetic Medicine within the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago, is seeking a full time Research Associate (Assistant Professor) to participate in the text mining of the biomedical narratives in the emerging field of phenomics. The primary activity of a Research Associate (Assistant Professor) is academic research in association with Dr. Yves A. Lussier. Qualified applicants are required to possess a doctorate degree in bioinformatics, computational biology or biomedical informatics OR have an MD or a PhD in biological sciences or computer science with 3-5 years of experience in bioinformatics, computational biology or biomedical informatics research. Applicants are invited to apply online at the University of Chicago academic career opportunities site academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=50631 by uploading a cover letter, curriculum vitae with a list of publications, and a succinct outline of research plans.

Thank you for your input. I was getting the same impression from other job postings I was coming across.