HCM 4025 - Healthcare Informatics

(3 units)

This course will introduce students to the main components of Health Information Technology (HIT) and how HIT affects may change health care operating models. It is intended to help students understand the role of information technology in the success of the healthcare delivery process. We will explore and clarify the implications of ongoing changes in the healthcare landscape. Data analysis is fundamentally transforming decision making in health care markets from insurance and care delivery to pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and devices and the students will learn some tools used to analyze the data.