Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Informatics

Catalog description

This course will introduce the learner to systems-based healthcare, information technologies, and communication technologies. Concepts include quality, safety, communication, healthcare financing, ethics, and informatics processes in the setting of systems. Upon completion of this course, learners will demonstrate knowledge of systems-based practice, systemic inequities, and resultant health care outcomes. Learners will also identify how information and communication technology tools are used to provide care, gather data and form information to drive decision making.