Health Information Systems –

hcs533

(3 credits)

This course provides administrators and managers an overview of the information systems used in the health care industry. The effective use of data requires an understanding of how the data is captured as well as the HIPAA and security issues related to this confidential material. The course provides students with a general background to communicate more effectively with technical personnel and provide general management oversight of information systems within health care organizations.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Evolution and Application of Health Care Information Systems
- Distinguish major events and technological advantages that influenced current HCIS practices.
- Identify various clinical and administrative applications of IT in health care organizations.
- Describe typical components of a health care IT department.
Data Collection and Records
- Describe data elements related to various types of hospital and physician, office, and patient encounters.
- Differentiate between the uses of patient data to support clinical and research needs.
- Evaluate the functions, limitations, and significance of the EMR.
- Differentiate among the five levels of computerized patient records.
Patient Information: Privacy and Security
- Discuss the role of the manager and HIPAA and patient privacy compliance.
- Describe the management plan for natural disasters or security breaches.
- Identify ethical and legal accessibility issues of sharing EMRs.
IT Organization and Alignment for Healthcare
- Assess the impact of data quality on patient care, reimbursements, and clinical research.
- Describe effective data quality review and maintenance procedures.
- Examine the impact of the manager’s use of data to make decisions.
System Acquisition and Implementation
- Describe how the RFP process is used in the system acquisition process.
- Distinguish key elements of successful IT project management.
- Distinguish key elements of the system development life cycle.
- Assess factors that contribute to IT project failure.
Future Trends
- Assess the impact of using the Internet to communicate patient-specific information.
- Discuss the impact of distance delivery on health care.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Health Information Systems –

hcs533

Evolution and Application of Health Care Information Systems

Data Collection and Records

Patient Information: Privacy and Security

IT Organization and Alignment for Healthcare

System Acquisition and Implementation

Future Trends

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