HLTH INFO TECH SYSTEMS

Catalog description

This course looks in-depth into the role, purpose, and use of health information in the healthcare delivery system. Topics of study include defining the electronic health record (EHR), the development of EHR, EHR adoption challenges in relation to the current status of the EHR, study of hardware and software, proprietary application use in health information management, clinical inpatient information systems, information exchange, and current initiatives.