Health Informatics

The course focuses on the electronic health record and interoperability. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of the electronic health record as a tool to promote better health outcomes for all citizens. The course will provide hands-on learning experiences through online software systems. Students will acquire skills through real world examples in the interoperability of systems.

This course focuses on the use of health data to support population health initiatives. Students will gain knowledge and skills in the extraction, preparation, analysis, and presentation of data with the goal of discovering useful information to solve healthcare problems and make better decisions.

Students will learn how to translate health data management theory into practice. The major emphasis will be on skill-building to perform day-to-day operational tasks in health data management. This course will cover data content structure and standards; information protection, such as access, disclosure, archival, privacy and security; informatics; analytics; and data, storage.

Students will be exposed to the field of health informatics and engaged in real-world hands-on learning at healthcare organizations.

This course examines the social context of health equity in the United States to develop an understanding of the social determinants of health. The course explores the impact of health informatics on health equity. Various community resources for serving vulnerable populations are addressed.

This course examines the role of health informatics in emergency preparedness and response. Emphasis is placed on how health informatics could influence communication and evidence-based decision-making. The special needs of vulnerable populations in emergency and crisis situations are addressed.