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Introduction

This is the most comprehensive course available for the field today. It should be required reading for every health care administrator, as it has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in the health care industry and the renewed focus on health care information technology initiatives, this course is a valuable training for health administration and health informatics students and professionals.

Course Objectives

On completion of this course you should be able to:

List and illustrate the various types of healthcare information
Gain an excellent overview of foundational principles and practical strategies
Apply the tools necessary to facilitate movement from a paper-based to an electronic health record environment while championing the importance of managing in such an environment.
Deploy health care information technology and leverage investments while introducing significant change.
Develop the skills required to enhance quality of patient care through the use of health care information technology and strategy considerations.
Stimulate discussions on how to apply concepts included in the course to real-life scenarios through case studies of organizations experiencing management-related information system challenges.

Course Outline

Health Care Information

Introduction to Health Care Information

Types of Health Care Information
Internal Data and Information: Patient Specific—Clinical
Internal Data and Information: Patient Specific—Administrative
Internal Data and Information: Patient Specific—Combining Clinical and Administrative
Internal Data and Information: Aggregate—Clinical
Internal Data and Information: Aggregate—Administrative
Internal Data and Information: Aggregate—Combining Clinical and Administrative
External Data and Information: Comparative
External Data and Information: Expert or Knowledge Based

Health Care Data Quality

Data versus Information
Problems with Poor-Quality Data
Ensuring Data and Information Quality

Health Care Information Regulations, Laws, and Standards

Licensure, Certification, and Accreditation
Patient Safety Organizations
Legal Aspects of Managing Health Information

Health Care Information Systems

History and Evolution of Health Care Information Systems

Definition of Terms
History and Evolution

Clinical Information Systems

The Electronic Health Record
Other Major HCIS Types
Fitting Applications Together
Overcoming Barriers to Adoption

Federal Efforts to Enhance Quality of Patient Care through the Use of Health Information Technology

HITECH Act
Health Care Reform: New Modes of Care and Payment Reform
Health Information Exchange
Information Technology Ramifications of New Models of Care and Payment Reform

System Acquisition

System Acquisition: A Definition
Systems Development Life Cycle
System Acquisition Process
Project Management Tools
Things That Can Go Wrong

System Implementation and Support

System Implementation Process
Managing the Organizational Aspects
System Support and Evaluation

Information Technology

Technologies That Support Health Care Information Systems

Information Technology Adoption Challenges
Data Management and Access
Networks and Data Communications
Information Distribution Schemes
Remote Access Technologies
Internet and Web Concepts and Applications
E-Commerce in Health Care
Clinical and Managerial Decision Support
Information Systems Architecture

Health Care Information System Standards

Standards Development Process
Classification Standards
Vocabulary and Terminology Standards
Health Record Content and Functional Standards

Security of Health Care Information Systems

The Health Care Organization’s Security Program
Threats to Health Care Information
Overview of the HIPAA Security Rule
Outline of the HIPAA Security Rule
HITECH Expansion of the HIPAA Security Rule
Administrative Safeguards
Physical Safeguards
Technical Safeguards
Security in a Wireless Environment
Remote Access Security

Senior Management IT Challenges

Organizing Information Technology Services

Information Technology Functions
Organizing IT Staff and Services
In-House versus Outsourced IT
Evaluating IT Effectiveness

IT Alignment and Strategic Planning

IT Planning Objectives
Overview of Strategy
Vectors for Arriving at IT Strategy
The IT Asset
A Normative Approach to Developing Alignment and IT Strategy
IT Strategy and Alignment Challenges
Characteristics of Strategic Thinking

Strategy Considerations

Complementary Strategies
Strategy Evolution
Governing Concepts
The Competitive Value of IT

IT Governance and Management

IT Governance
IT Effectiveness
IT Budget

Management’s Role in Major IT Initiatives

Managing Change Due to IT
Managing IT Projects
Understanding IT Initiative Failures

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