IFSC47003 — Intro to Health Informatics
Add to Bookmarks Three credit hours. The course provides an overview of the interdisciplinary nature of Healthcare Informatics. Students will have the opportunity to explore informatics concepts such as privacy and security of information, the impact of technology on quality and safety measures in healthcare, and the application of informatics to public and population health. An overview of ongoing and emerging topics in health informatics will be presented. This course will explore how health information (informatics) is applied in terms of how this information is collected, stored, retrieved, communicated, and optimally used as it relates to health-related data and vital information, in terms of facts and knowledge.