Course overview
The aim of this course is to provide students with fundamental knowledge and skills in health informatics. Health data, information and knowledge; coding and coding systems, processing, exchange (such as HL7 concept), storage and analysis in health context. Basics of data quality, safety/security, privacy/confidentiality and ethics principles in health informatics.
Health information systems and decision support systems in health.
Electronic health records.
Course learning outcomes
- Students will be able to collect, analyse, evaluate and manage health information and analyse/generate solutions in health context.
- Identify and discuss current issues in health informatics (such as electronic health records, systems integration in health, adoption of health IS and e-health) in Australia and other countries. Students will be able to analyse controversies in such issues, form an opinion and defend this opinion in a discussion individually and as a team.
- Compare different approaches nationally and internationally such as electronic health records, coding systems, standards, guidelines.
- Identify and analyse legal and ethical implication of IT utilisation in health domain.