Health Informatics, M.S.
Student Learning Outcomes
Program Goals
- Understand project management and system analysis in health-related environments
- Understand database, expert/decision support systems and computer-based communication in health-related environments
- Understand computer security especially in a health-related domain
- Understand the needs of health-related environments for computer-based reporting, and epidemiological analysis
- Understand laws and regulations relating to health policies
- Understand clinical and non-clinical care organizations structure
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
- How computer-based communication works
- Aware of major regulations relating to health care and privacy
- Aware of major software applications available for expert/decision support systems
- Aware of the organizational structure of health care providers
Practical Competencies
- Be able to participate in the management of a small project
- Be able to set up and program databases and use standard network application software
- Be able to recommend appropriate software for application and communication security
