Health Information Systems (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student knows what is health, healthcare system and healthcare processes and can understand and describe the general principles of governance, organization and funding of health and social services in different countries.
The student knows definitions, terminology and basic concepts of health information systems.
The student understands the specifics and key standards of health information.
The student knows the contents, key architectures and use of electronic patient record and personal health record. Also understands the most important interoperability issues related to patient records.
The student can describe typical eHealth applications and their benefits
The student knows about health informatics project management, assessment and evaluation.

Content (course unit)

Roles of the different stakeholders. Cases: Finland and some other countries.
Introduction to Health Care Processes.
Healthcare operations management and health economics.
Health information management, an overview.
Structured and unstructured clinical data. Data quality. Medical knowledge management. Handling of personal sensitive medical data.
Clinical and departmental information systems.
Standards and regulation overview + Electronic Health Record.
Health ICT system development and delivery process.
Personal Health Informatics .
Future trends in health ICT and Health Care ICT market.