Course Overview

This course focuses on the information and communication technologies(ICT) used in healthcare delivery to improve patient outcomes, ensure safety, and facilitate communication across diverse settings. Students explore practical applications and ethical considerations while emphasizing the importance of communication and compassionate care. Students examine how technologies enhance patient care and optimize processes, discussing data collection, decision-making, and knowledge generation. Key topics include regulatory issues, patient privacy, information security, and reimbursement, along with an emphasis on clinical judgment, social determinants of health, and ethics.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Apply informatics principles and information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve healthcare delivery, enhance workflow processes, and support safe and effective care for diverse populations across various settings.
2. Evaluate the effectiveness of ICT in gathering data, creating information, generating knowledge, and enhancing clinical decision-making to improve patient and population health outcomes.
3. Demonstrate the use of ICT to support accurate and efficient documentation of care, facilitate communication among healthcare providers, patients, and system levels, and promote continuity of care.
4. Explore the role of ICT in enhancing health information literacy, promoting patient engagement, and supporting self-care management, particularly in populations with limited digital access.
5. Examine ethical, legal, professional, and regulatory standards and workplace policies related to the use of ICT in healthcare delivery, ensuring compliance and safeguarding patient privacy and data security.
6. Analyze the impact of ICT on patient care, including benefits, workflow integration, potential unintended consequences, and strategies to optimize technology use in clinical practice.