The aim of the course |
To provide students with knowledge and skills about the features, functions, exemplary practices, health informatics standards, confidentiality, security, confidentiality of health records, responsibilities of health workers and managers, and easy access to data in health services. |
Course Content |
Explains the process of transforming data into information, recognizes minimum data sets, explains the three basic components of information system, computer and communication technology, database management and model management, explains the stages of information system design process. Explain the importance of data quality. Explains electronic and paper-based patient records. Explains the types of clinical information systems and their holistic (integrated) working system. Clinical information systems, laboratory systems, pharmacy information systems, nursing information systems, etc. explain the featured systems. Uses management information systems. Explains clinical decision support systems. Uses managerial decision support systems. It implements the issue of confidentiality, security and privacy in records. Counts health informatics standards. It ensures the confidentiality, security and privacy of health records and explains the responsibility of employees and management. Recognizes the international classification systems of diseases (SNOMED). Explains the relationship between documentation quality and coding quality. Explains the use of national and international health data dictionary. explains e-health applications. Telemedicine, tele-radiology etc. Recognizes e-health applications. Uses MEDULA software. promotes e-health literacy in the institution. Explains the rules and standards of inter-institutional information exchange. |