Description

Course Outlines:- 1- Introduction to Healthcare (2 hours) 2- Computer Information Technology for Health Professionals (4 hours) 3- Introduction to Health Informatics:- (6 hours) ● Role of the health care professional. ● Impact of informatics on professional practice. ● Components of hardware and software. 4-Informatics in Health Care Research (10 hours) Data collection:- 1. Qualitative: databases 2. Quantitative: lotus, spreadsheets ● Data analysis--qualitative and quantitative ● Data Presentation ● Social, ethical, and legal Issues ● Trends and directions for the future 5- Informatics in Patient Care Settings:- (14 hours) ● The EMR and the EHR ● HHS meaningful use criteria ● Next-generation nursing systems ● Health data storage and exchange ● Telemedicine ● Clinical imaging ● Automated staffing and workload systems ● Quality management ● Social, ethical and legal issues. 6- Health Informatics Capstone (4 hours)