HCI 5153 - Consumer Health Informatics (3)

This course covers from a patient/consumer perspective the use of electronic information to improve health outcomes and decision making. It focuses on aspects of the consumer health information process as well as resources which are utilized in fulfilling the information needs. Areas of emphasis include mobile health (mHealth), health literacy, electronic and mobile products from the health care sector, delivery of online consumer health information, and issues in security of protected health information.