Medical Informatics Courses & Descriptions
MEDIT 115 Healthcare Fundamentals • 5 CR
Introduction to the US health care system, with a focus on the organizations, financing and quality issues germane to health information technology professionals and the core concepts of health information technology (HIT) including the history, current status and future challenges.
MEDIT 225 Health IT Data Standards • 5 CR
Covers the fundamentals of healthcare standards as they relate to patient records, coding and classification systems, privacy and security, technical infrastructure and medical device integration. Topics include the basics of decision support and data mining, with application to typical business and clinical scenarios and emerging bioinformatics challenges. Prerequisite: MEDIT 115 recommended.
MEDIT 235 Applications of Healthcare IT • 5 CR
Covers best practices in health information technology project management, clinical staff change management, the information technology systems acquisition and implementation processes and evaluation of health information technology and designing and implementing health information technology in care delivery organizations. Prerequisite: MEDIT 225 recommended.