315.700.81
Health Information Systems: Design to Deployment

Location
Internet
Term
3rd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Robert Miller
Contact Name
Kersti Winny
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Prerequisite

Introduction to on-line learning and 315.707.81

Description
Reviews health information systems, such as patient records, patient monitoring, imaging, public health, educational, bioinformatics and scholarly systems. Teaches the core architectures and technologies of these core systems, focusing on commonalities and differences and design.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe the software development lifecycle and best practices
  2. Apply project management and design principles to healthcare software development
  3. Apply processes from project management to design and software development in healthcare
  4. Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages of best-of-breed vs. integrated EHR systems
  5. Detail why best-of-breed EHR systems do not work well across the continuum of care in large or complex health care organizations
  6. Define what is meant by an "extensible" EHR system
  7. Apply healthcare informatics standards and compliance requirements to a healthcare software development plan
  8. Articulate release management and best practices around deploying software for end user usage in healthcare
  9. Critique comprehensive electronic health record (EHR) systems in complex clinical settings
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 40% Written Assignment(s)
  • 20% Quizzes
  • 10% Participation
  • 30% Group Project(s)
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

This is the same course as SOM 600.900