Information Technology in Healthcare

Catalog description

This course prepares graduate-entry nursing students to apply health information technology, informatics, and data analytics to enhance the quality, safety, and equity of patient care. Through case-based learning, hands-on exploration of electronic health records and clinical decision support systems, analysis of real and simulated data, and structured discussion of emerging technologies - such as artificial intelligence and telehealth - students examine how digital tools influence clinical workflows, decision-making, and patient outcomes. Emphasis is placed on ethical and evidence-informed technology use, including privacy and cybersecurity, interoperability, mitigation of algorithmic bias, and equitable access to digital health resources. By the end of the course, learners will be able to critically evaluate and ethically apply health technologies to support data-driven clinical decisions, optimize care processes, collaborate across disciplines, and contribute to technology-enabled quality improvement initiatives in diverse healthcare settings.