Course Description
This course provides an overview of health information technologies (HIT) from a medical informatics perspective. The course is directed towards health communication students who want to understand the rapidly evolving field of HIT and its integral role in healthcare systems.
Medical Informatics studies the organization of medical information, the effective management of information using information and communication technology (ICT), and the impact of such technology on medical research, education, and patient care. The field explores techniques for assessing current information practices, determining the information needs of health care providers and patients, developing interventions using ICT, and evaluating the impact of those interventions. It seeks to optimize the use of information in order to improve the quality of health care, improve communication and collaboration, and provide effective care (i.e., provide high quality care without undue cost).
A more detailed syllabus will be available shortly.
For more information, please email me at kathrynringland [at] northwestern [dot] edu.
