HS612 Health Informatics (2 cr.)

This course covers accumulation and analysis of data to support administrative decision making and regulatory compliance. Roles that information systems and technologies play in healthcare, long term care, and human services; types of computer-based health information systems; and issues related to data privacy, confidentiality, integrity, and availability are addressed.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Locate and describe regulations and strategic uses of data and information for healthcare, long-term care, or human services.
2. Differentiate between advantages and disadvantages of information technology when applied to the delivery of healthcare.
3. Identify what technologies are available for the collection, analysis, retrieval, and dissemination of electronic information.
4. Analyze the effectiveness of standardize vocabularies and classification systems, and identify how these systems impact delivery of care.