Study Guide

Objectives (course unit)

The objective of the course is to give an understanding of applying information systems, and information and communication technology in social and health care. The course provides the skills to understand and fulfill the obligations of the manufacturers of information systems that process customer and patient data, the information system service providers, and the social and health care service providers.

After completing the course, the student
- knows definitions, terminology and basic concepts of information systems for social welfare and health care
- knows the most important digital wire-based and wireless communication technologies and their application in social and health care
- is able to classify and interpret essential requirements of information systems intended for processing client and patient data in social services and health care
- knows the key regulations and standards, and what information systems those apply to
- is able to solve the most important interoperability issues related to information systems
- is able to evaluate the benefits of typical eHealth applications
- is able to evaluate implementation of information systems from professional’s and customer's point of view

Content (course unit)

Roles of different stakeholders
Social and health care processes
Basic principles of digital communication, coding, bits and bytes
Methods of digital communication
Structured and unstructured clinical data, data quality
Data security and data protection in social and health care
Information systems used in social welfare and health care
Regulatory framework of information systems
Future trends of ICT in social and health care

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

The student
- knows the key terminology related to social and healthcare information systems
- knows data transfer methods of information systems
- knows some key standards and regulatory requirements for social and healthcare information systems
- knows the principles of classification and essential requirements of information systems intended for processing client data in social services and patient data in healthcare services
- knows the basics of interoperability of information systems
- knows some eHealth applications, but is not able to analyse their benefits

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

The student
- knows the key terminology and basic concepts related to social and healthcare information systems
- knows and is able to identify different data transfer methods of information systems
- knows the key standards and regulatory requirements for social and healthcare information systems
- is able to classify and knows the principles of essential requirements of information systems intended for processing client data in social services and patient data in healthcare services
- knows the basics of interoperability of information systems and key challenges and solutions
- knows eHealth applications, and is able to analyse their benefits

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

The student
- knows the key terminology and basic concepts related to social and healthcare information systems and is able to apply them
- knows and is able to identify and analyse different data transfer methods of information systems
- knows the key standards and regulatory requirements for social and healthcare information systems and is able to apply them
- is able to classify information systems intended for processing client data in social services and patient data in healthcare services and knows their essential requirements
- knows the basics of interoperability of information systems and key challenges and solutions
- knows eHealth applications, and is able to analyse their benefits

Assessment scale

0-5