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HAIN 661 Health Administration Informatics (3)
An integrative study of how information technology (IT) can be used by health care administrators to optimize individual practice and promote organizational effectiveness. Emphasis is on the strategic value of data and how the management, synthesis, and transformation of data affects both tactical and strategic decision making throughout the health care and IT enterprise. Topics include data structure, management, and manipulation and their implications for decision making; strategic information systems planning; e-health; local, national, and global IT policies and practices that affect the delivery of health care services; and the legal and ethical issues related to IT and their implications on practice for the health care administrator. Evolving industry and global initiatives that affect the practice of health care administration are considered.
HAIN 670 Health Administration Informatics Capstone (3)
Prerequisite: Students must have successfully completed 30 credits prior to enrolling in HAIN 670. A capstone study that integrates the fields of health care administration and informatics and applies them to the delivery of health care services in the rapidly changing health care environment. Focus is on practical, theory-based learning experiences. Key elements are examined from perspectives of both health care administration and informatics. These include issues and challenges in U.S. and global health care systems, potential new health care delivery models, approaches to strategically shaping local and national policy, and the role of information technology (IT) in supporting the full continuum of care in health organizations. Tools and methods for strategic planning, implementing, and evaluating the efficacy of IT systems are explored.