Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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HLTH 3735 - Introduction to Health Informatics
Provides an overview of the principles of designing, acquiring, selecting, utilizing, and evaluating information systems in health care organizations. Includes an analysis of both clinical and administrative decision support systems and their associated applications.
Requisites: HLTH 2170
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Be able to critically assess and evaluate new or proposed information systems.
- Critically assess and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of existing information systems.
- Critically assess the importance of information security and patient confidentiality.
- Describe the importance of data with respect to making informed managerial decisions.
- Describe the organizational benefits attached to various E-Health applications.
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