HIM 1511 - Healthcare Informatics and Data Workflow

College of Health Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2020 (580)

Requisites

(Admission to Health Information Technology (Associate in Science) (HIT-AS) or
Admission to Healthcare Data Management (Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (HCINF-CT)) and
Prerequisite Developmental math met or appropriate scores on the College Placement test. and
Prerequisite CGS 1100 with a minimum grade of C and
Permission of the Program

Course Description

This introductory course provides an overview of healthcare informatics; as a combination of principles from computer science, information science, and cognitive science. This course introduces the essential competencies of healthcare informatics; and follows its evolution to illustrate the current state of the field, and the complexity and diversity that informatics plays throughout the organization.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will explore the foundational concepts of health informatics by:
    1. defining health informatics.
    2. discussing the evolution of the field of health informatics including emerging technologies.
    3. recognizing the terms related to health informatics.
    4. comparing the methods associated with health informatics.
    5. identifying ethical issues associated with health informatics.
    6. articulating the relationship between disciplinary science and informatics.
  2. The student will define the basic concepts of the health informatics professional by:
    1. describing the relationship between data and information.
    2. explaining how health information standards are developed and their importance.
    3. comparing different needs for methods of data collection.
    4. managing data and ensuring its quality and integrity.
  3. The student will articulate the importance of privacy and security in healthcare informatics by:
    1. describing the purpose of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009.
    2. explaining the purpose of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
    3. discussing how the HITECH Act modifies the Privacy and Security Rules.
    4. exploring how the HITECH Act is enhancing the security and privacy protections of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996.
    5. differentiating between the concepts of vulnerabilities, risks, and threats.
    6. explaining the meaning of deidentified health information.
    7. listing the data elements that must be removed to ensure a patient’s health record is deidentified.
    8. explaining the meaning of ePHI and electronic media.
  4. The student will identify the processing tools and technologies to support the creation, use, transportation, and storage of information by:
    1. exploring data acquisition or input and processing or retrieval, analysis, and synthesis of data.
    2. describing the essential components of computer systems, including both hardware and software.
    3. recognizing the rapid evolution of computer systems and the benefit of keeping up to date with current trends and developments.
    4. listing and describing the steps in an EHR implementation.
    5. articulating the issues surrounding the deployment and implementation of the electronic health record.
    6. creating a strategic plan for healthcare systems implementation.
    7. comparing differences of EHR systems.
  5. The student will support future development, integration, and interoperability in health care by:
    1. describing the Systems Development Life Cycle related to EHR implementation.
    2. exploring selected approaches to the system development life cycle.
    3. describing interoperability and its importance in addressing the challenges of implementing the HITECH Act in health care.
    4. identifying barriers and legal, ethical, and regulatory issues associated with technology-based connection and engagement strategies.
    5. develop future approaches to technology-supported patient connection and engagement tools.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum 78% percent accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual instructors.

History of Changes

C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Spring 2020 (570).
C&I Approval: 02/21/2020, BOT Approval: 03/17/2020, Effective Term: Fall 2020 (580)

Related Programs

  1. Health Information Technology (HIT-AS) (640) (Active)
  2. Healthcare Data Management (HCINF-CT) (595) (Active)