HCL 426 Health Care Information Systems

This course provides an overview of information systems in health care operations and management. The course addresses health care information systems from multiple perspectives, including providers, patients, payers, and public sector agencies. Students are exposed to core health care information technologies; clinical and administrative applications of these technologies; processes for implementing and managing these technologies; and the impacts of these technologies on the people, processes, and performance of today’s health care industry. Pre-requisite(s): HCL 301, HCL 311, HCL 316, HCL 320, and HCL 326; or permission of Program Chair or designate. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours