Subtopics: Data parameters: Validity, reliability, data integrity and accuracy
Regional health information exchange networks and other electronic means of sharing
Definitions and acronyms pertaining to electronic health records: EHR, HIE, NwHIN, EMR, etc.
Learning Objectives:
Undergraduates should be able to
- Describe uses of knowledge management relevant to healthcare and an organization’s ability to meet its goals
- Describe the purpose, use, and key functions of administrative and clinical information systems
- Examine different types of data, methods of collections, and use in a healthcare setting
Graduate students should also be able to
- Describe the goals, key functions, use, and measurable objectives of administrative and clinical information systems
- Explain how information management effects an organization’s ability to accomplish its healthcare goals effectively and efficiently
- Develop a comprehensive health IT strategy for IT for a healthcare organization
- Alignment the IT strategy with the healthcare organization’s strategies to achieve its goals