HCM60250 - Health Care Information Technology, Knowledge Management Systems, and Analytics

(3 units)

This course will introduce students to the main components of Health Information Technology (HIT) and its potential effects on health care operating models. This course is intended to help students understand the role of information technology in the success of healthcare delivery process. Students explore and learn to clarify the implications of ongoing thematic changes in the use of data in health care management. Topics in dispersion for healthcare product/service choice, data explosion and organizations’ understanding and usage, disruption and multiplicity of channels, and division of responsibilities for sharing of knowledge are discussed.