Re: Nursing Informatics vs Health Informatics
I think you are very perceptive hanginglimbs,
I would not limit my education, career or informatics practice to just one discipline. I think a degree in health, healthcare, public health, clinical (or even dare I say Medical) Informatics would give you a broader area to practice in.
Surf and read previous on this forum to learn the what the differences are between the disciplines within Informatics - Nursing, Medical, , Healthcare, Clincial Informatics are.
Good Luck!
Originally Posted by hanginglimbs 
Hello,
I've been an Army RN for 3 years and am looking to go to grad school in informatics when I get out this fall. I live in DC, so everyone at work has been pushing me toward the MSN program at U-Maryland (when they are not trying to get me to stay in the military!). I've also heard the programs offered at Pittsburgh and NYU are good.
My question is how limiting is NURSING informatics? George Mason University has a health systems management with a concentration in health information systems program. An inside source told me that they are combining that program with one of the MSN programs in the computer school to do a Health Informatics program. Based on the name alone, it seems more collaborative and multi-d. The head of U-MD told me that nursing informatics degrees are not limiting and that it is an extendable skill, but how true is this? In your experiences, are the job markets more open for HEALTH informatics positions as opposed to NURSING informatics? What are the differences?
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