Introduction to Health Care Informatics

Catalog description

This multidisciplinary undergraduate course is designed to introduce students to the role of information management in health care. During the course, students will explore benefits, issues, risks and challenges related to the electronic health record and other information systems in the health care environment. Students will also explore the field of consumer informatics and its use in providing health related information to health care consumers. The course will address the role of the health care provider in working with computers and information management systems in health care. View Sample Syllabus