HA 571 - Healthcare Informatics

• Assignments: Varied throughout the term
• Interactivity: Discussion Boards and Live Weekly Sessions
• Final Assessment: None

• Define healthcare informatics and medical data and their roles in the healthcare mission of cost effective quality care.
• Gain a broad understanding of the major federal regulations that has passed in recent years to promote the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records and updates to the privacy and security HIPAA Rules.
• Explain personal technology issues (e.g. smart phones and tablets, data backup, and Internet access and security.) for mHealth (mobile health).
• Discuss examples of the steps required for information system acquisition, implementation, support, and post implementation analysis.
• Describe cost effective quality of care opportunities for online patient/ portal.
• Explain where to obtain reliable sources for healthcare informatics knowledge.
• Contrast the different perspectives of those using information systems (e.g., IT managers, clinicians, administrators, consumers, patients, and clinical technologists).