DS 4103 - Introduction to Health Care Informatics (3) SP

This course surveys the fundamental concepts and activities of informatics as applied to health care. Topics include computer-based medical records, electronic health record, knowledge-based systems, decision theory and decision support, e-Health, ARRA/ HITECH and Meaningful Use and the personal health record. Students will learn health care informatics history, informatics competencies, concepts, legal and ethical implications and applications within the health care industry. This course will introduce the student to the software development life cycle; human factors issues in health care informatics; critical issues affecting the development and implementation of information and communication systems and technologies, professional practice trends and explore some of the emerging information and communication technology in health care (CPOE, eMAR, barcode medication administration systems, e-Prescribing, etc.).

Prerequisite: Admittance to accelerated master’s degree in health care informatics.