Health informatics professionals need a varied skill set that may sometimes but does not always include computer programming. Although not all related positions require computer programming, health informatics experts do generally need to know how to design, evaluate and maintain health databases and similar IT systems.3
Even though not all positions require computer programming, most informatics employers want students to have a basic understanding of programming such as SQL and Python. The MS health informatics degree includes a basic course in SQL and a basic course in Python.