PRST 6540

Health Informatics

This course is intended to expose students to the field of health informatics and to give them an understanding in the history, processes, and application of this field in the healthcare delivery system in the United States. Since health informatics is interdisciplinary, students must have already completed introductory courses in statistics, public health (or related subject), computer programming, and economics. Upon completion of this course, students will have a better understanding of healthcare delivery, the specific areas within health informatics, the application of computer technology in healthcare delivery, and the techniques, methodologies, and tools used in health informatics.

Units: 3.0