| Program Detail |
: This course provides a management perspective of information technology and how health care administrators can use information technology to maximize organizational performance. Topics include fundamental principles of information technology and data management and their implications for health care administrators. The use of technology, data bases and other analytical tools to structure, analyze and present information related to health care management and problem solving are explored. Strategic information systems planning, systems analysis, system design, evaluation and selection are also explored. Current applications, such as patient care, administrative and strategic decision support, managed health, health information networks and the Internet, will be examined to determine how they may be used to meet the challenges facing health care administrators today and in the future. The course also focuses on the regulatory and legal requirements for acquiring and managing health information; related technology; patient rights and the release of health information under state, federal law and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. |
