2022-2023 Catalog

 

HADM-535 Informatics and Technology for Health Administration

This course provides an overview of the technologies that support healthcare information systems. Students will gain the fundamental knowledge necessary to practice within the modern healthcare environment and communicate with information technology (IT) personnel. The course introduces students to the terminology, practices, and processes found in clinical and business operations. Topics include: system software; system analysis, design, and installation; data management; information retrieval; electronic health records; computerized physician order management; telemedicine; consumer health informatics; security, privacy, and confidentiality in the electronic environment; government regulations; ethics; computerized medical imaging; decision support; and the use of data analytics in healthcare. Students will apply virtuous business principles to informatics and technology practices.

Credits

3
Indiana Weselayan