HINF501
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Intro to Health Informatics |
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| Prerequisite: admission to the program or permission of the instructor
This course provides an overview of health informatics (HI).
Core HI concepts and technologies will be emphasized, including
current and emerging technology applications and data standards.
The role of the health informatician, the variety of HI sub-
specialities and examples of various clinical applications will
be examined. Perspectives on future directions are included.
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HINF523
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Informatics |
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| Prerequisite: admission to the program or permission of the instructor
This course provides students with an overview of the ethical and legal issues
which must be addressed by the health care system when utilizing
an electronic health record. The need for patient privacy and
protection from public disclosure, misrepresentation, misinformation
and bias from third party payers must be addressed to prevent
injustice to the client. The large capacity for the storage of
information, the ease of dissemination and the numerous users
of patient records presents multiple ethical concerns.
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HINF541
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Intro to Clinical Info Systems |
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| Prerequisite: admission to the program and permission of the instructor
This course provides an introduction to the history, theory,
applications and organizational context of clinical information
systems for health informatics. It explores concepts surrounding
clinical information systems, with emphasis on electronic health
records (EHRs), terminology and standards, clinical configuration,
user interface design, computerized physician order entry, clinical
decision support and clinical reporting. This course examines the
practical application of these concepts, including implementation,
clinical workflow, privacy and security, certification, medical
device integration and community health information exchange. It
addresses common implementation pitfalls as well as benchmarks
for evaluating the costs and benefits of EHR systems.
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HINF553
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Database Systems for Health Care |
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| Prerequisite: admission to the program or permission of the instructor
This course explores database theory, database design and issues
related to database management specific to health care
environments. Managing data structure and content for compliance
with standards, regulations, and accrediting agencies will be addressed.
It examines data modeling, data mining and data warehousing.
Emphasis is on requirements for assuring data integrity and security
in health care enterprise information systems.
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HINF570
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Research Methods in Informatics |
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| Prerequisite(s): HINF 501, 523, 541, 553 or permission of the instructor
This course provides instruction in the design, formulation and
appraisal of a potential health informatics research topic and is
the foundational class for an integrated culminating project. The
course will enable the student to better understand the research
process from conception to completion, including the use of online
reference materials. Related topics include descriptiive statistics,
probability, standard probability distributions, sampling distributions,
point and confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, power
and sample size estimation, one- and two-sample parametric and
nonparametric methods for analyzing continuous or discrete data
and simple linear regression. In addition, students will be instructed
in issues concerning privacy and the treatment of human subjects. A
statistical software package will be taught in this class for data
management, statistical analyses and power calculations.
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HINF620
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Health Care Delivery Outcomes |
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| Prerequisite(s): HINF 501, 523, 541, and 553 or permission of
the instructor
This course explores the impact of health informatics on systems
of care, including provider organizations, health systems and
the public health enterprise. Students will learn systemic
approaches that support interdisciplinary collaboration,
the role of the health informatician in facilitating change and
methods for evaluating impacts on health outcomes. It examines
the broader social context of health informatics and the
implications for population health.
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HINF622
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Health Care Networking and Security |
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| Prerequisite(s): HINF 501, 523, 541, 553, 570, 620 or permission
of the instructor
This course introduces the networking and security concepts upon
which health care information systems are developed, implemented
and maintained. Operating systems, networking concepts, security
and privacy issues related to the health care environment
are addressed.
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HINF632
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Politics & Policies in Hlth Infm |
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| Prerequisite(s): HINF 501, 523, 541, 553, 570, 620 or permission
of the instructor
The growth of computer and communication technologies encourages
the examination of policy issues related to electronic-based
health information technologies. The course will focus on guiding
principles for health informatics including privacy, security,
interoperability, health information exchange and compliance-related
issues. The establishment of institutional policies as well as regulatory
and related concerns will be addressed. Administrative interpretation
and implementation of information policy will be discussed. Current
legislative and public policy initiatives will be investigated.
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HINF660
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Healthcare Project Mgmt |
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| Prerequisite(s): HINF 501, 523, 541, 553, 570, 620, 622, 632 or
permission of the instructor
Use of various tools such as project management software, which can
assist in the analysis of processes and in the planning for change
is an essential competency for today's HIIM professional. This course
will review and examine analytical frameworks and models guiding
project management. The various methods, approaches and tools are
reviewed. The course addresses the factors which allow health care
organizations to be successful in carrying out projects. Students
will complete a health informatics project.
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HINF673
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Health Informatics Org Issues |
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| Prerequisite(s): HINF 501, 523, 541, 553, 570, 620, 622, 632, 660, 673
or permission of the instructor
Organizations are comprised of individuals. Therefore, the most
important functions of managers in an organization include
understanding and motivating individuals and organizing structural
systems within which they can work in a productive manner. The field
of organizational behavior deals with these issues. This course
will consider the issues as they relate to health informatics at
the individual, group and organizational levels.
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HINF690
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Prof Practice Experience |
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| Prerequisites: HINF 501, 523, 541, 553, 570, 620, 622, 632, 660, 673
or permission of the instructor
Co-requisite or prerequisite: HINF 691
Students will gather information and complete projects at area
health care facilities under the direct supervision of various
managers (or their designees), typically within the following
departments: patient access/registration; clinical departments
such as pharmacy, lab, radiology, etc.; health information services/
medical records; information systems/technology/management; finanace/
revenue cycle/business office; compliance; decision support/clinical
decision support; or quality management/performance improvement.
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HINF691
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Health Informatics Capstone |
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| Prerequisite(s): HINF 501, 523, 541, 553, 570, 620, 622, 632, 660, 673
or permission of the instructor
Co-requisite or prerequisite: HINF 690
As a capstone course, students will integrate their professional practice
experiences with emerging health informatics professional practice
issues, culminating in presentation of their final research project.
Students will use situations from their professional practice
experiences to discuss and integrate various ethical dilemmas, legal
issues and emerging issues. Topics may include professional roles,
professional development, human resource management, ethics,
regulation and accreditation issues, balancing resources, risk
management, health care reform, the national health information
network and many others. Students will explore their own contribution(s)
to the profession and develop professional goals.
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