A strong argument can be made that the health care field is one of the most information-intensive sectors in the U.S. economy and avoidance of the rapid advances in information technology is no longer an option. Consequently, the study of health care information technology and systems has become central to health care delivery effectiveness. This course covers the modern application of information technology that is critical to supporting the vision and operational knowledge of the health care leaders in managing the health care organization. Heath care decision-makers have to meet head-on the dynamic challenges of health care delivery quality, cost, access, and regulatory control. Additionally, this course integrates the Healthcare Information System as integral to the Quality Assurance Tracking Programs including measurement of systems inputs, processes, and outputs with special emphasis on systems outcomes research and organizational accountability to its various stakeholders, not the least of which are government regulators.
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Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiAbout this Course
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Where are we today and how did we get here? The legal and regulatory framework of Health IT
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
A Patient’s Perspective to Health IT
Module 2
Module 3
A Patient’s guide to the Doctors’ Secret World of technology
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
A Focus on Digital Medicine
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
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- 5 stars73.39%
- 4 stars22.17%
- 3 stars2.66%
- 2 stars0.88%
- 1 star0.88%
TOP REVIEWS FROM HEALTH CARE IT: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
I enjoyed this course. It was very thought provoking and insightful by the use of personal interviews with key decision makers.
Great updates on Health IT. Appreciated very much the interviews - particularly the one in Lesson 1 with the CIO.
Very informative course. Just made a transition from financial technology industry to healthcare IT and course with great insights for me. Thank you for the knowledge!
Thanks for an excellent experience! I really enjoyed this course. Bruce Darrow and Nicholas Genes are really wonderful teachers. All other contributors were also top-class.
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