11 courses with the subject MHI, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
MHI 205Digital Health3
This course provides an overview of the evolving role of technology in the delivery of healthcare services at both the organizational and individual levels. Topics examined include the adoption of telehealth, increased virtualization of care settings, and role of the federal government in advancing technology use. Students gain exposure to common terms and build a vocabulary around computing services, privacy regulations, and the importance of information services in a healthcare setting.
A critical skill for health professionals is to be able to gather, organize, analyze and safely store important health information. This course provides an overview of healthcare information management and applications and technologies within healthcare organizations like the electronic health record (EHR).
Explores the history of health research, basic principles and types of research in order that health professionals will be able to critically evaluate research in their respective fields. This course is a combination of lecture, discussion and experiential learning designed to instill a critical understanding of the research process for application to clinical practice.
A survey of the current use of information technology in the clinical and management practice for the healthcare delivery enterprise. Students will become familiar with the basic terminology, strategies, and utilization of IT as a key component in the delivery of patient care in a simulated environment.
A review of how patient centric technologies play a role in health and wellness. Students will become familiar with emerging trends in remote patient monitoring, telehealth, mobile applications (apps) and other novel technologies.
This course provides hands on use of database management tools and structured query language (SQL). Specific applications will be explored with an emphasis placed on the practice of organizing, identifying, and uniting disparate sources of health care data.
Health care systems increasingly create and capture data necessitating a focus on data analysis for quality improvement. This course builds on data organization skills with an emphasis on analyzing process, outcomes, and relations captured in the health record and across other health related data elements. Students will use data visualization tools paired with quantitative data driven techniques which aid in addressing challenges associated with the Triple Aim in healthcare.
Regulatory and ethical condensations require healthcare practitioners to protect patient information. This course presents both the regulatory framework, technical requirements, and administrative responsibilities to adhere to established laws governing the collection and use of protected health information (PHI).
Health information requires an understanding of various data standards to allow for the structure and exchange of health data. This course explores the approach and need for standards in the areas of eXtensible Markup Language (XML), laboratory information systems, radiology information systems, and electronic health records. There is a strong focus on the development and implementation of widely recognized clinical documentation formats using HL7 and FHIR based standards.
The capstone course is the final class for students with an interest in the field of health informatics. Students will utilize skills and competencies gained across the curriculum to design strategies and approaches which help to leverage technology to deliver healthcare. Students will evaluate systems and work in coordinated groups based on the persona of senior healthcare executives
