Health Information Systems
Credits
3
Health care is the last major industry in the United States to successfully use automation to improve its effectiveness. This course considers the business implications of healthcare information systems. Topics include e-health and operational information systems, electronic medical / health records, EM/HR exchanges, electronic prescribing systems, electronic imaging, testing, and diagnostic systems, systems for preventive care and patient care in hospitals, care facilities, and homes, health care operations, and information privacy, security, reliability.