Document Type
Other
Publication Date
Spring 2015
Catalog Description
This course presents the knowledge, infrastructure, functions, and tools of health informatics. It explores technology, planning and management and applications in public health and health care. The emphasis is on conceptual frameworks as well as a deeper level of engagement on system applications. It focuses on the application of health technology, with a particular emphasis on the private/public sector of health management. It is designed to familiarize students with core concepts and issues confronting managers in the health sector associated with planning, implementation and evaluation of information systems. The course provides an overview of the theory, processes and applications of information systems and how they relate to health policy and management. It also provides a basic understanding of data standards and requirements, and the critical concepts and practice in mapping and interpreting health information.
Recommended Citation
Jones, Jeffery A., "HSPM 7236D - Health Informatics" (2015). Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi. 50.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/coph-syllabi/50
