Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0170
Organization's ID:
Health 309: Healthcare Informatics
Organization:
Study.com, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
Self-Paced.15 weeks (40 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Health Informatics
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to explain and analyze issues in healthcare informatics, as well as related topics like healthcare databases, electronic health records, telehealth services and healthcare informatics trends.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Demonstrate the need for EHR by identifying the ways it improves healthcare outcomes.
  • Differentiate between the phases of project development.
  • Analyze examples of consumer informatics and how they used to improve healthcare.
  • Analyze common security threats and describe strategies to protect healthcare information from them.
  • Explain the concept of meaningful use and its impact on healthcare informatics.

General Topics:

  • Introduction to Health Care Informatics
  • Using Data & Databases in Health Care Informatics
  • Electronic Health Records & Evidence-Based Practices
  • Best Practices in Information Technology
  • Project Development
  • Consumer Informatics
  • TeleHealth Overview
  • Health Care Professionals & Technology Evaluation
  • Trends in Health Care Informatics
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials