Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Describe the current major strengths and weaknesses of the US health care system in terms of cost quality and access.
• Compare and contrast the current and future approaches to reforming the US health care system
• Describe the major HIT initiatives that are part of the proposed solutions to healthcare, including the EMR/EHR/PHR, interoperable healthcare information and standards
• Describe the history of health information technology over the past five decades
• Define the current HIT workforce and the future workforce needs.
• Describe the major delivery organizational models in healthcare (hospitals and clinics) in terms of the workforce and workflow.