Health Informatics

MET CS 580

Undergraduate Prerequisites: (METCS570) - This course presents the fundamental principles, concepts, and technological elements that make up the building blocks of Health Informatics. It introduces the characteristics of data, information, and knowledge in the domain, the common algorithms for health applications, and IT components in representative clinical processes. It presents the conceptual framework for handling biomedical data collection, storage, and optimal use. It covers the concepts of population health and precision medicine and the information systems that support them. It introduces basic principles of knowledge management systems in biomedicine, various aspects of Health Information Technology standards, and IT aspects of clinical process modeling. Students design a simple Health Informatics solution as a term project.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
O2 Zhang ARR 12:00 am-12:00 am Students are assigned into class sections of about 15 with a member of the teaching team. Please note any prerequisite(s). Completion of the prerequisite course or consent of the instructor is required. F1 student visa holders should contact the CS Department at metcs@bu.edu before registering for any online courses.

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Diwania KCB 102 M 6:00 pm-8:45 pm

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