Advanced Health Informatics

Advanced Health Informatics

MET CS 781 (4 credits)

This course presents the details of information processing in hospitals, hospital information systems (HIS), and more broadly health information systems. It presents the architecture, design, and user requirements of information systems in health care environment. It focuses on Information Technology aspects of Health Informatics specifically addressing the design, development, operation, and management of HIS. The first part of this course covers the introductory concepts including information processing needs, and information management in health care environment. The second part covers detailed description of HIS including hospital process modeling, architecture, quality assessment, and applicable tools. The final part of the course covers management of HIS and related issues and extension of this topic to other health care organizations. The course will have a term project providing students a hands-on experience in design and research of HIS. Prereq: MET CS 580; or instructor's consent.

2024SPRGMETCS781 O2, Mar 12th to Apr 29th 2024

2023FALLMETCS781 A1, Sep 6th to Dec 6th 2023

2023FALLMETCS781 E1, Sep 6th to Dec 6th 2023