Course

Health Information Systems II

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Health Information Management
Course code
HIMP 4410
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
35
Method(s) of instruction
Hybrid
Lecture
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
Students will begin to explore components of health information systems (HIS), the salient information and data needs and uses of key stakeholders and methodologies to map this to HIS functionality. Students will apply strategies to determine the information needs of the healthcare team across the care continuum.
Course content
  • Analysis of concepts involved in facilitating healthcare interoperability, applying standards to emerging technologies.
  • Exploration of the central role of standards in healthcare interoperability.
  • Application of the fundamental concepts related to the flow of data within and across healthcare organizations.
  • Examination of the application of health systems interoperability standards.
  • Analysis of the connection between innovation, aspects of patient health outcomes and health data.
  • Exploration and analysis of concepts of human computer interface.
Learning activities

In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lectures, case study analysis, independent research, exercises, training on data classification technology, participant presentations, classroom discussions and guest speakers.  

 

Means of assessment

The course evaluation is consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.  An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.  This is a graded course.  All assignments must be completed to pass the course.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the successful student will be able to:

  • explain the central role of standards in healthcare interoperability;
  • analyze the process for implementing and maintaining standards at the organizational level by mapping codes from local to standard use;
  • assess utilization of data coding standards and terminologies to support clinical decision making;
  • describe the factors, issues and solutions relevant to the design of healthcare technologies;
  • analyze and summarize the literature of and tools used in healthcare human computer interface;
  • identify the major privacy concerns related to an interoperable health record.
Textbook materials

A list of required and optional textbooks, materials and electronic applications is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.

Requisites

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer details for HIMP 4410
There are no applicable transfer credits for this course.

Course Offerings

Winter 2025

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
0
Currently enrolled
0
Remaining seats:
0
On waitlist
0
Building
Coquitlam - Bldg. D
Room
D2010
Times:
Start Time
8:30
-
End Time
10:20
Section notes

HIMP 4410 001 - This course is restricted to HIMP students only.

HIMP 4410 001 has two sessions, one on Wednesdays from 0830 to 1020 in D2010 and one Asynchronous session with no meeting time.