Content Outline
1. Introduction
2. Healthcare Environment
- Healthcare Delivery Organizations
- Healthcare Payment Systems
- Role of Healthcare Professionals
- Government Regulation and Certification
3. Technology Environment
- Health IT Applications
- Electronic Health and Medical Records
- Clinical and Financial Applications
- Consumer Health Informatics
- Systems Architecture and Components
- Healthcare Data Exchange and Standards
4. HIMS Analysis and Design
- Systems Analysis, Planning and Design
- Clinical Process and Workflow Analysis
- Business, User and Technical Requirements
- Usability and Human Factors
- Project Management
5. HIMS Selection and Acquisition
- Systems Selection
- Systems Acquisition
- Interoperability Standards & Certification
6. HIMS Implementation, Management, and Testing
- Systems Implementation
- End User Training and Support
- Systems Monitoring and Maintenance
7. Privacy and Security
- Privacy, Security, and Confidentiality Policies & Standards
- IT Security Principles & Strategies
- Security Risk Management & Disaster Planning
8. Leadership and Planning
- Leadership and Change Management
- Quality Standards
- IT Strategic Planning
9. Professionalism and Communication Skills
- Business Communication and Ethics
- Teams and Team Building
- Professionalism and Customer Service