Fall Semester 2016 - Credit Courses

Overview Hlth Info Systems

Prerequisite: admission into the Health Information Technology program.This course provides an overview of the most popular EHR vendor systems highlighting the features of each, as they would relate to practical deployments and noting the differences between the systems. Students will work with simulated systems or real systems with simulated data. As they play the role of practitioners using these systems, they will learn what is happening under the hood. They will experience threats to security and appreciate the need for standards, high levels of usability and how errors can occur. Materials must support hands-on experience in computer labs and on-site in health organizations. (Internet course only.)