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Health Informatics for Healthcare Professionals
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 14 hours
  • Course by Northeastern University
  • Offered by

About

This course is best suited for individuals currently in the healthcare sector, as a provider, payer, or administrator. Individuals pursuing a career change to the healthcare sector may also be interested in this course. In this course, you will have an opportunity to explore concepts and topics related to the design and management of health information systems. After an introduction to the history and current status of information systems in healthcare, you will then explore the areas of information architecture, administrative and clinical applications, information retrieval, decision support systems, the electronic health record, key health information systems and standards. Throughout this course, you will be given the opportunity to evaluate your understanding through engagement in course discussions, application of course concepts to a course assignment, and through completion of content quizzes along the way.

Modules

Getting Started

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Meet Your Fellow Learners

3 Readings

  • Welcome to Health Informatics for Healthcare Professionals
  • Meet your Faculty: Dr. John D. Halamka
  • Syllabus

Module 1 Overview

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Questions to Consider

1 Discussions

  • Obstacles to Healthcare Informatics Innovation

1 Videos

  • Module Introduction

1 Readings

  • Handling a Data Breach: Assessment Preview

Lesson 1: The Patient Record

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • The Patient Record

Lesson 2: History of Cloud Computing

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

2 Videos

  • The Beginning of Cloud Computing
  • Cloud Computing from 1990s to Present Day

Lesson 3: Data Science

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Data Science

Lesson 4: The Evolution of Leadership Roles in Healthcare Informatics

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Evolution of Leadership Roles

1 Readings

  • Lesson Resources

Module 1 Wrap-Up

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Quiz
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1 Readings

  • Summary

1 Quiz

  • Module Quiz

Honors Lesson: Looking Towards the Future of Health IT

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Honors Quiz

1 Videos

  • An Exciting Future for Health Informatics

Module 2 Overview

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Question to Consider

1 Videos

  • Module Introduction

1 Readings

  • Handling a Data Breach: Assessment Preview

Lesson 1: Data Standards - Content

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Data Standards: Content

Lesson 2: Data Standards: Vocabulary & Transmission

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Data Standards: Vocabulary & Transmission

1 Readings

  • Resources

Lesson 3: Creation of Data Standards

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • The Creation of Data Standards

Industry Spotlight

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • The Importance of Data Standards in Healthcare - Podcast

Module 2 Wrap-Up

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Handling a Data Breach Assessment

1 Readings

  • Summary

Module Overview

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Questions to Consider

1 Readings

  • Module Introduction

Lesson 1: Sharing Data

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Era of Meaningful Use

1 Readings

  • Resources

Lesson 2: Storing and Analyzing Data

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

2 Videos

  • Storing & Analyzing Data
  • The Importance of Natural Language Processing

1 Readings

  • Resources

Module 3 Wrap-Up

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Quiz
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2 Readings

  • Preparing for the Module Quiz
  • Summary

1 Quiz

  • Module Quiz

Module Overview

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Question to Consider

1 Discussions

  • Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Barriers to Innovation

2 Videos

  • Module Introduction
  • The Future of CDS

Lesson 1: Challenges with CDS Systems

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge
  • Check Your Knowledge

2 Videos

  • The Challenge of Creating CDS
  • Challenges with AI CDS Development

1 Readings

  • Resource

Lesson 2: Making CDS Additive for Clinicians

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Making CDS Additive for Clinicians

1 Readings

  • Resources

Lesson 3: Approaches to Data Control

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • Approaches to Data Control

1 Readings

  • Resources

Lesson 4: The Creation of a Global Registry

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Check Your Knowledge

1 Videos

  • The Creation of a Global Registry

1 Readings

  • Resources

Module 4 Wrap-Up

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Quiz
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2 Readings

  • Summary
  • Congratulations

1 Quiz

  • Module Quiz

Auto Summary

"Health Informatics for Healthcare Professionals" is a foundational course offered by Coursera, focusing on the design and management of health information systems. Ideal for current healthcare providers, payers, administrators, or those pursuing a career change to healthcare, it covers information architecture, clinical applications, decision support systems, and electronic health records. The course includes interactive discussions, assignments, and quizzes for comprehensive learning. With a duration of 840 minutes, it offers Starter and Professional subscription options, making it accessible to a wide range of learners in the health and fitness domain.

Dr. John D. Halamka, M.D., M.S.
Instructor

Dr. John D. Halamka, M.D., M.S.