Informatics (INFO)
INFO 305 Quality Management and Decision Support 3 Credit Hour(s)
Focused on improving the quality of patient care, this course will focus on quality management techniques and related decision-support practices. The evaluation of the impact of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) on the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care data will be explored. Students will apply decision modeling techniques, incorporating comparative analysis, simulation, optimization, and decision analysis designed to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of decision support within the healthcare system.
Offered: Online
INFO 310 Foundations of Pharmacology 3 Credit Hour(s)
Foundational view of the relationship between pharmacologic and pharmacokinetic knowledge; safe administration of medication; emphasis on the reasoning behind the selection of route, dosage, and dosing schedules of medications provided to patients across their lifespan; legal and professional issues surrounding the safe administration of medication.
Offered: Online
INFO 320 Healthcare Informatics 3 Credit Hour(s)
Evaluates the needs of end users within the healthcare system; multi-phase project planning, evaluation, adoption, and management of new technologies centered on effectively and efficiently exchanging electronic health information; evaluation of medical practice workflows and exploration of the functional needs of end-users while analyzing the fiscal and human resource commitments needed in diverse settings.
Offered: Online
INFO 321 Healthcare Coding and Classification 3 Credit Hour(s)
Development of coding and classification systems; analysis of the structure and organization of the medical coding functions within the healthcare system; emphasizing the importance on ICD and CPT coding considerations, process evaluation and improvement, billing reimbursement, and related reporting issues central to effective and efficient operation and compliance.
Offered: Online
INFO 405 Informatics Information Systems 3 Credit Hour(s)
Online Prerequisite: Online Prerequisite: BMIS 200 or CSIS 100
An examination of expert, bio, and clinical decision support systems and technology; management of data in database management systems; data mining; informatics systems analysis, design, and implementation.
Offered: Resident and Online
INFO 410 Healthcare Enterprise Systems 3 Credit Hour(s)
Healthcare enterprise architecture planning, methodology, and frameworks; medical classification and coding systems including electronic health record system design and implementation.
Offered: Online