INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT

Catalog description

This course explores the use of health information in the delivery of healthcare with an emphasis on its creation, storage, manipulation, reporting, and use in strategic decisions for managerial and clinical support. It also examines emerging information technologies and applications for healthcare organizations. The determination of information system needs, system implementation, system evaluation, and confidentiality/security are also addressed. Topics include data standards, usability, government initia tives, cybersecurity and technologies utilized in an Electronic Health Records (EHR).