HCA 260 - Health Information Technology

This course surveys the critical role information systems and information management play in health industry organizations. Course content areas include (a) fundamental hardware, software, and system design concepts; (b) topics in clinical and consumer informatics; (c) introduction to data analysis to support problem solving, decision making, project management, and future planning; (d) survey of current health information systems vendors and products; and (e) ethical and legal implications.

Credit(s): 4
Prerequisite(s): HCA 110
Offered: spring of even years.