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Graduate Studies Catalog 2019-2020 
    
Graduate Studies Catalog 2019-2020 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HINF 520 - Introduction to Health Informatics

3 cr.
 This course provides an introduction to the health informatics discipline, as the foundation for further study in this inter-professional /multidisciplinary field. This course traces the history of health data management and the role of the Electronic Health Record (EHR) and other clinical informatics applications in healthcare organizations. This course provides knowledge essential for self-selection of subspecialty or pursuit of general practice within the health informatics field. Emphasis is given to clinically transformative technologies, communication processes and information practices in health care.