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AHL 943 - Health Management Information Systems


4 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course is designed to enable the student to learn the specifics of Information Technology (IT) standards for healthcare information systems. Topics to be covered include related data structures, software applications, threats to IT security, the need for standards, and how errors can occur.

 

Course Objectives:

1. describe general functions, purposes, and benefits of health information systems;
2. identify important events that have influenced the evolution and adoption of health information systems;
3. compare/contrast different types of health information systems’ ability to support an Electronic Health Record (EHR) for patient safety, quality, efficiency, and patient care;
4. identify common components of an EHR system and types of applications;
5. describe how data flows across systems and the implication of standards;
6. identify root causes of system induced errors;
7. define security, confidentiality, and privacy as well as identify common threats to each in an EHR; and
8. describe the various types of testing for software applications.



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