Introduction to Health Care Informatics

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills from information science and computer science to the health care field. Emphasis will be on developing a basic understanding of how automation is used to manage information in healthcare. Topics covered include types of information systems used in healthcare, how to select and implement information systems, current developments in healthcare information systems, issues surrounding computers in health care. In this course the focus is on the computer as a tool for helping healthcare providers do their work. Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll. Enrollment is limited to students with a program in Nursing.