Introduction to Health Care Information Management (HCIN 540)

Provides students with the necessary skills to understand the basis for health care informatics. Emphasizes basic understanding of computer hardware, network architecture, clinical application of electronic health records, and health care software applications. Includes relevant regulatory, patient privacy, security, and reimbursement issues. Examines current trends in meaningful use and electronic health record (EHR) certification as a foundation for understanding emerging issues in health care informatics.

Introduction to Health Care Delivery Systems (HCIN 541)

Provides an overview of the health care delivery system, professional roles, care delivery models, and relevant regulatory environment in the United States. Overviews common chronic and acute disease states that drive the U.S. health care system to provide the student with context for care delivery models. Intended for non-clinician students or individuals who lack significant professional health. The course is NOT required for Nursing Informatics students.

Systems Analysis and Design for Health Care Informatics (HCIN 542)

Prepares students in the planning, analysis, design, and implementation of computer-based information and technology systems. Includes systems development life cycle, project management skills, requirement analysis and specification, feasibility and cost-benefit analysis, logical and physical design, prototyping, system validation, deployment, human factors, and post-implementation review.

Database Design and Knowledge Management (HCIN 543)

Provides opportunities to gain advanced skills in data and knowledge management. Addresses applied skills in database design, data structure, modeling, and development of database management systems to resolve problems in health care informatics and research settings. Also focuses on the development of fundamental skills in knowledge management and knowledge engineering as applied to the health care environment. Provides an overview of national health care databases such as the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) and Centers for Medicare and Medical Services (CMS) Core measures and data mining techniques. Promotes skills in accessing clinical databases to resolve selected clinical problems.

Advanced Health Care Information Management (HCIN 544)

Provides information and skills necessary for leadership in informatics roles in health care systems. Emphasizes design, implementation, and evaluation of electronic health record systems and clinical decision support systems. Also addresses regulatory, reimbursement, ethical issues, and emerging technology in health care informatics.

Capstone (HCIN 546)

This is the final course in the online Health Care Informatics program sequence and is given during the final 14-week semester of the degree program. The purpose of this course is to thread program concepts, skills, and knowledge developed throughout the program into a culminating capstone experience.

Health Care Analytics (HCIN 547)

Prepares students to apply various types of clinical data to solve complex clinical questions based on prior knowledge achieved in the Health Care Informatics program. Students apply an evidence-based practice approach to solve various clinical questions using a variety of clinical data sets including population-level data. The course focus includes how data can be leveraged to solve specific clinical questions, the development of Clinical Decision support rules, and Precision Medicine applications. Students will develop data analytics skills by utilizing real-world use cases found in the clinical setting.

Biostatistics (HCIN 549 or MSNC 507)

Provides students with the necessary skills to perform statistical analysis of data in order to present information in a meaningful way. Emphasizes basic understanding of probability concepts, common probability distributions, and inferential statistical methods. Includes identification of data requirements and statistical methods to answer specific research questions. Incorporates SPSS statistical software as well as statistical calculations. Explores methods to display data and findings. Assists students to interpret SPSS output, and effectively present findings. Also focuses on a critical review of scientific manuscripts and interpretation of findings.

Clinical Documentation: Electronic Medical Record Systems (HCIN 552)

Clinical documentation: Electronic systems explore hardware/software development requirements for EMRs and application of EMR data for: quality, risk assessment, billing, and research applications. Includes overview of clinical devices that assist in medication administration such as BCMA(Bar Code Medication Administration). Applies problem-based learning to the development of clinical rules and alert systems for both Clinical Decision Support (CDS) and CPOE (computerized Physician Order entry) systems. Course emphasizes regulatory requirements for electronic medical records to include: HIPPA, Meaningful Use Requirements, security applications, and federal breach reporting.

Health Care Leadership, Values and Social Justice (HCIN 556 or ENLC 500)

Examines leadership theories, corporate ethics, values-focused strategies, and principles of social and health care justice that can be actualized across the spectrum of health care settings. Synthesis of the literature is required to support the development of a clinical project relevant to a health care setting.

Financial Management in Health Care Systems (HCIN 557 or ENLC 553)

Provides a forum for the exploration and evaluation of the financial environment of the health care industry. The course will emphasize the development of practical financial analysis skills that will provide students with a foundation for immediate application within the health care delivery system.

Strategic Planning and Management of Health Systems (HCIN 558 or ENLC 557)

Emphasizes strategic planning and management as requisite to the growth and survival of health care systems. Acquaints students with the language, processes, tools, and techniques of strategic planning and marketing that will enable them to contribute effectively to strategic thinking and action in health care systems.

Management of Health Care System Quality Outcomes and Patient Safety (HCIN 559 or ENLC 556)

Focuses on the evaluation of patient safety and quality of care outcomes from a systems perspective. Explores theoretical and methodological foundations for understanding and applying patient safety and quality of care outcomes within the current health care environment. Reviews safety applications in other high-risk industries with application to nursing and the health care industry. Emphasizes identification, implementation, and evaluation of quality indicators for patient safety and other patient outcomes. This course evaluates patient safety and quality indicators for their sensitivity and specificity to clinical care. Addresses the role of leadership in error prevention and maintenance of a culture of patient safety.

Population Health Analytics (HCIN 600)

This course explores methods for measuring and analyzing the burden of disease in populations. Students will apply various data sets including disease registries, electronic health records, claims data, and socio-economic data; to measure, trend, and analyze, the impact of disease on various populations.

Advanced Health Care Analysis (HCIN 615)

This course will explore methods and tools to address a variety of health care issues by leveraging data to design, solve, and test a data-driven hypothesis. This course will explore the application of quantitative and qualitative data to evaluate programs and research studies. Students will also examine data stewardship and data governance roles in organizations that employ enterprise data warehouses (EDW). Data security and privacy are examined from the health care data analyst role. Additional course topics include emerging trends in health care, data science, and bioinformatics.

Machine Learning Applications for Health Care (HCIN 620)

This course will explore the application of machine learning (ML) to the health care setting. ML is a field of computer science that trains computers to recognize patterns in complex data sets and formulate predictions based upon designed algorithms. ML can be used to predict hospital readmission, identify patients who may develop hospital-acquired infections, and support diagnostic reasoning for clinicians. The course will explore various ML methods to design algorithms for solving common clinical problems. In addition, students will gain a basic understanding of how ML methods can learn from data to find underlying patterns useful for prediction, classification, clustering, and exploratory data analysis.

*Note: all electronic portfolios have password protection and other security options to keep information secure.

Digital Health Care Marketing (HCIN 625)

This course will explore marketing principles and methods utilized in the health care industry from the perspective of a health care leader. Students will learn how to assess market needs for health care organizations and service lines. The course will include case studies to understand ethical, regulatory, and liability issues in health care marketing. Additional course topics include web-based advertising, management of marketing staff, and website design.

Health Care Law and Risk Management (HCIN 630)

This course explores laws encountered by health care managers and strategies to reduce liability to health care organizations. Case studies will assist the Student to examine legal and ethical issues encountered when managing health care delivery systems. This course will examine laws and regulations that govern the relationships between health care providers and entities, the management of employees and medical staff who deliver patient care, labor relations, the management of information, patient rights and responsibilities, and tort law. Students will research an area of health care liability and develop a plan to mitigate risk in the health care setting.

Capstone Fundamentals (HCIN 500A)

Capstone Fundamentals HCIN 500A, provides enrolled students with opportunities to explore a topical survey of current Health Information Technology (HIT) trends that may include critical background contributing to the selection of a topic and development of their individual CPP.

Capstone Discovery (HCIN 500B)

Capstone Discovery HCIN 500B, provides enrolled students with opportunities to explore principles of project management (PM), data development, and effective visuals that may assist in the further development of their individual CPP topic.

Capstone Development (HCIN 500C)

Capstone Development HCIN 500C, provides enrolled students with opportunities to develop collaboration and buy-in, market context and alignment, and expand their understanding of impact to the portfolio that will arise from their individual CPP.