Information Technology 200
ITEC 200: Healthcare Information Systems
Prerequisite: None
Credit Hours: (3) Lecture
The course will cover the role of information systems in management and administration in the healthcare industry. Topics include role of technology, data communications, medical information storage and legal issues faceed by healthcare workers using information systems.
Detailed Description of Course
Topics include:
1) Function of IT in Healthcare
a. Health Records
b. Medical Equipment Communication
c. Security
2) Electronic Health Records and Electronic Medical Records
a. History of EHR and EMR
b. Government Regulations
c. Storage requirements
d. Security requirements
e. Data set standards
f. Enterprise Resources Planning technologies
3) Workflows in Healthcare
a. Classification vocabularies (ICDs)
b. Coding Processes
c. Quality Assessments
d. Reimbursement Processes
4) HIPAA and Security
a. Introduction to HIPAA
b. Working with HIPAA protected data
5) Ethical and Legal Issues
a. Responsibilities of the IT professional
Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
This course will be taught in lecture format. Often, the course will employ student presentations.
Goals and Objectives of the Course
Students who complete this course will be able to:
1) Describe the role of information technology in healthcare context.
2) Discuss how medical equipment uses network technologies to communicate.
3) Explain the role and importance of networking security in a healthcare environment.
4) Describe the evolution of electronic medical records.
5) Understand the role that government plays in healthcare information technology.
6) Describe technologies requirements of healthcare enterprises for storing healthcare information.
Assessment Measures
Assessment of student achievement is measured by written tests and through projects and or homework assignments completed outside of class.
Other Course Information
None
Review and Approval
April 6, 2017