HL 514 Healthcare Informatics and Technology
Reviewing traditional and topical resources, students in this course learn how integrated information systems enable the assessment and documentation of costs and quality. Students also learn how these systems inform decisions that improve care and provide better management in the areas of medical records, supply inventory, and vendor relations. Students engage in weekly discussions and assignments focusing on data sets, electronic medical records and computerized physician order entry, organizational compliance, and confidentiality of information systems. Linked information systems across episodes of care, integrated financial and clinical information systems, as well as Web-based systems for increasing consumer knowledge are also discussed.