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HIT/350

Health Information Systems Support

3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

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Course level: Upper Division

This course covers computer systems and the role of IT support in today's healthcare environment. This includes the installation and maintenance of Health IT Systems relating to hardware, software, programming, database management, and telecommunications.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Illustrate the components of Health Information Technology (HIT) systems, how they work together to provide optimum performance, and how data flows through them.
  • Describe common HIT applications, including how they interact with the components of HIT systems and other applications.
  • Assess root causes of HIT-induced errors to identify their effects on usability, workflow interference, and system error and provide recommended solutions.
  • Assess troubleshooting solutions to identify potential problems and unintended consequences.

  • Compare and contrast data security, confidentiality, and privacy with respect to protecting Health IT systems and patient safety and privacy.
  • Plan to prevent and overcome common threats to data security, confidentiality, and privacy.
  • Summarize best user practices, hardware controls, and software configurations necessary to maintain data security, confidentiality, and privacy.

  • Compare the features, benefits, and strengths of Health IT system hardware components in relation to an organization’s defined requirements.
  • Recommend Health IT system hardware components necessary to meet an organization’s defined requirements.
  • Create selection criteria for selecting vendors to supply and install Health IT system components.
  • Determine the appropriate order of Health IT system component installation and specific considerations to follow to minimize disruption and maximize installation efficiency.

  • Incorporate usability principles into a continuous system improvement plan.
  • Establish a method to obtain, track, and prioritize user feedback regarding performance issues and improvement opportunities.
  • Create troubleshooting guidelines to identify performance issues causes and solutions.

  • Install hardware components according to project plans.
  • Test and verify correct hardware component installation.
  • Install and configure software according to project plans.
  • Test and verify correct software installation and configuration.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

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We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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