Health Information Management and Informatics ((3 Credits))

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As health care costs continue to spiral upward, healthcare institutions are under enormous pressure to create cost efficient systems without risking quality of care. Health informatics technologies provide considerable promises for achieving this multifaceted goal through managing information, reducing costs/enhancing revenue, and facilitating total quality management, continuous quality improvement programs, optimal clinical patient care and improved patient outcomes. In this course students will be introduced to the concepts and practices of health informatics. Topics include: a) an introduction to information systems and specifically to the health informatics field; b) major applications and commercial vendors; c) decision support methods and technologies; d) systems analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of healthcare information systems; and, e) new opportunities and emerging trends.