MHA 5310 - Healthcare Information Systems Management

Credits: 3 hrs.

This course provides students with an understanding of how information systems and technology are applied in healthcare management. The course focuses on the leader’s responsibility for the provision of appropriate information systems. Information systems planning and implementation are addressed. The evaluation, justification, and selection of information systems, including sofware, hardware, and netowrk components are addressed. How information systems support managemetn decision analysis/making, service and clincial quality, and population health are discussed. Other key topics include: required competencies of CIO and IT staff, system privacy, security, and ethics, healthcare information/data management, clinical information systems/electronic medical records, health IT software selection, meaningful use HITECH and PPACA.