BU 654 - Health Information Management

This course provides an overview of the role of information systems in healthcare organizations. Students will explore the technical, organizational, and cost-benefit issues related to healthcare information systems, including clinical decision support, integrated networking and distributed computing technologies, telemedicine applications, and artificial intelligence solutions. Students will develop and exercise analytical skills for appraising health information systems and will acquire practical experience using biomedical research databases, desktop application software, and electronic communication systems. Semester Credit Hours: 3.00 Contact Hours: 45/0/0/45 Prerequisite: BU 530 Business Leadership Foundations or equivalent. Corequisite: None.