IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2010-2012

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Student Learning Outcomes

Master of Science in Health Informatics

Students will master health informatics knowledge and skills, as well as acquiring practical experience, in three domains:

1. Understanding technology and methodologies for processing data, information and knowledge in Health Care
   • Explain concepts of information and communication technologies.
   • Elaborate basic informatics terminology like data, information, knowledge, hardware, software, networks, information systems, information systems management, databases.
   • Execute queries on large databases using data mining and testing hypothesis approaches.
   • Integrate data from disparate systems found in hospitals and clinics.
   • Implement standards and terminologies for documenting health events and exchanging protected health information.
2. Information Literacy for Health Care
   • Determine the nature and extent of the information needed.
   • Access needed information effectively and efficiently.
   • Evaluate information and its sources critically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system.
   • Individually or as a member of a group, use information effectively to accomplish a specific health care purpose.
   • Propose/justify Decision Support Systems algorithm to support care delivery.
   • Integrate Natural Language Processing (NLP) with standards and terminologies used in health care
   • Evaluate outcomes of the use of information in clinical practice.
3. Information Management
   • Verbalize the importance of Health Information Systems to clinical practice.
   • Have knowledge of various types of Health Information Systems and their clinical and administrative uses.
   • Assure confidentiality of protected patient health information when using Health Information Systems.
   • Assure access control in the use of Health Information Systems.
   • Assure the security of Health Information Systems.
   • Estimate the Return of Investment (ROI) of health information technology applications for health care.
   • Possess the skills as outlined in direct care component of the HL7 EHRS model, which such as navigation, Decision Support, output reports and more.
   • Understand the principles upon which organizational and professional Health Information System for providers and consumers are based.