Consumer Health Informatics

Catalog description

Consumer health informatics is the branch of medical informatics that analyzes consumers' needs for information; studies and implements methods of making information accessible to consumers; and models and integrates consumers' preferences into medical information systems. This course focuses on aspects of consumer health information seeking as well as resources which respond to these information needs. Topics include models for the delivery of consumer health information; Internet-based information delivery; access to patient information and privacy issues; quality of consumer health information; health literacy and health information literacy; design and development of consumer health information resources; consumer access to clinical information; and current research topics. Credit Hour s : 3 Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of the instructor