Business Wire India
Chitkara University today announced that they are initiating two-year MBA Healthcare Management with specialization in Health Information Technology (HIT) in strategic partnership with Frost & Sullivan, the Growth Partnership and consulting company, with deep industry understanding in Healthcare Informatics across India and Asia.

Today, Healthcare IT is a booming, global industry that presents a vast number of opportunities for professionals worldwide. Career opportunities in this burgeoning field cater to a wide variety of technology skills and interests. There is an opportunity to build extensive healthcare domain expertise – and one doesn’t need a medical degree to have a successful career in healthcare IT.

MBA in Health Information Technology & Medical Informatics aims to create professionals who can work as IT managers/leaders in the operational floor of hospitals, healthcare focussed IT firms, medical device solutions firms, etc. Graduates can come from diverse background like MBBS, Nursing, BE/ B.Tech, BBM/BCom, BCA/BSc, etc. The core objective of the course is to train future managers, and therefore, while technology background could be an advantage, it is not deemed compulsory.

On this Occasion, Dr. Madhu Chitkara, Vice Chancellor of Chitkara University said, “We at Chitkara University are excited to announce the new 2 Year MBA in Healthcare Management with specialization in HIT as a part of Chitkara University’s constant effort to bring in best academic programs for its students in collaboration with global organizations. It is an honor to have associated with a prestigious organization like Frost & Sullivan to deliver this program. We thank Frost & Sullivan for having chosen Chitkara University to roll out this academic program.”

On the launch of this academic program, Dr. Keerthi Pradhan, Professor of Chitkara University said, “As part of the MBA in Healthcare Management, students can opt for specialization in Health Information Technology which aims to prepare professionals who can work as IT managers in Hospitals and Healthcare organizations. HIT professionals have the opportunity to work in a wide range of areas like Clinical Applications, Healthcare Business Intelligence and Analytics, Healthcare interoperability, Consumer health and population care management, Cloud Computing and Mobile Health, Compliance, information privacy and security and so on.”

On this note, Dr. Nirod Kumar Singh, Associate Director, Transformational Health Practice, Frost & Sullivan said, “The emergence of digital care models requires well-trained health IT managers. The acute paucity of health IT managers will become the critical barrier for meaningful adoption to scale. This will lead the way for healthcare transformation in not just advanced health systems, but also in the health systems in countries such as India. The need of the hour is well-trained health informatics managers at all levels. Frost & Sullivan is glad to have collaborated with Chitkara University to bring our expertise to the education industry. Frost & Sullivan’s industry partnership will provide experiential and practical exposure to students, preparing them for job readiness while in training.”
About Frost & Sullivan

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About Chitkara University

In the year 2002, Chitkara Educational Trust established its Punjab campus 30 kilometers from Chandigarh, on the Chandigarh–Patiala National Highway. In the year 2010 Chitkara University was established by the Punjab State Legislature under “The Chitkara University Act”.

Chitkara University, the best university in Punjab is a government-recognized university with the right to confer degrees as per the Sections 2(f) and 22(1) of the UGC Act, 1956.

Chitkara University has been founded by Dr. Ashok Chitkara and Dr. Madhu Chitkara who have been passionate teachers for more than 40 years now.

Chitkara Education brings with it a reputation that has been earned through years of serving the career – needs of the student community. It is a reputation for excellence and innovation among coveted employers for preparing graduates who have the knowledge and skills they need for success in their workplace.

Our graduates go on to great careers, we’re hands -on and responsive in our teaching. Students from around the county are attracted to Chitkara University because of our commitment to teaching excellence, because we conduct research that makes a difference, because of our industry partnerships and because of our tailored courses. This difference has been acknowledged by students, parent, alumni, government, and industry since the inception of the university.

Within a decade, most of our academic programs are ranked among the top 50 programs in the country which speaks volumes about our string academic heritage, highly committed faculty, extensive industry collaborations, great international connections, and state of the art campus facilities.

For more information, visit www.chitkara.edu.in