Implementation and Evaluation of Health Information Systems

Catalog description

This course provides the student with basic concepts of implementation and evaluation of health information systems within healthcare organizations. Special emphasis is assigned to the information system development life cycle methodology, applying the phases of implementation and evaluation from the specific components (micro level) through the whole system (macro level). The analysis and design concepts learned and applied in ADIS 6111 will be used together with the new implementation and evaluation con cepts. In addition, special emphasis is assigned to the application of different methodologies, tools and technologies that support implementation and evaluation phases in the information system development life cycle. The course examines and evaluate th e main components of an electronic health record (EHR) System and a Hospital Information System (HIS). The student concludes the course examining and evaluating an implemented HIS that include an EHR System in a healthcare organization. This is a Web Enhanced course.