Introduction to Health Informatics
  • Type Validation
  • Level Intermediate
  • Time Months
  • Cost Paid
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Introduction to Health Informatics

Issued by Northeastern State University

Students will gain a basic understanding of health care informatics including computer hardware, network architecture, clinical application of electronic health records, and health care software applications. Students will apply informatics knowledge to relevant regulatory, patient privacy, security, and reimbursement concepts in the study of current trends and emerging issues in health care. Badge earners must complete the following course: HCA 4323 - Health Information Analytics

  • Type Validation
  • Level Intermediate
  • Time Months
  • Cost Paid
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Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Instructional strategies include: audio visual materials, discussion, computer-based training, practical exercises, lectures.
  • SLO 1. Develop knowledge about problems and challenges that health informatics addresses
  • SLO 2. Apply basic knowledge to the research and practice of health informatics
  • SLO 3. Demonstrate basic skills and knowledge in health informatics for application in future health-related careers
  • SLO 4. Demonstrate ability to ask, search for information, and answer health-related questions
  • SLO 5. Demonstrate ability to identify genomic variants associated with a disease phenotype and communicate this association
  • SLO 6. Perform visualization and simple analysis of a data set to assess difficulty of predicting cardiovascular risk in a synthetic patient dataset
  • SLO 7. Apply communication skills through an interview with an informatics professional and development of a written summary
  • SLO 8. Analyze ethical and diversity issues in health informatics