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3.00 Credits
This course combines diverse disciplines such as information technology (IT), information science, social science, management science, behavioral science, communications, and healthcare to improve the quality and safety of patient care. Informatics is ""the science, the how and why, behind health IT,"" according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The tools used in health informatics include computer systems, clinical guidelines, health nomenclature, and information and communication systems. It is applicable to various health-related domains including public health, nursing, dentistry, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and biomedical research. In this course, students will learn to collect, store, analyze, and present health-related data in a digital format and to improve health outcomes by applying informatics concepts, theories, and practices to real-world situations.
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3.00 Credits
Clinical informatics (operational informatics) is the application of informatics and information technology to deliver healthcare services. It is the study and use of data and information technology aimed at improving the patient's ability to monitor and maintain his/her own health. The application of clinical informatics includes various aspects including clinical decision support, visual imaging, clinical documentation, healthcare provider order entry systems, system design and implementation, and user adoption issues. The data and clinical decision support used in this field are developed for and used by clinicians, patients, and caregivers. This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to ensure the optimal functionality of present and future informatics systems by providing opportunities for them to design, build, and test clinical information systems that address real-world problems. Students will learn to identify clinical practice workflow and process issues, and to provide leadership and guidance in the definition of system and process requirements that will serve to optimize system performance and facilitate technology utilization by clinical practitioners.
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3.00 Credits
Electronic health records (EHRs) capture patients' health information, such as medical history, allergies, laboratory test results, radiology images, and payment in an electronic form that enables clinicians and other providers to access and share the information across medical specialties or facilities. Electronic health records are composed of many separate systems that function together to capture, create, share, maintain, and store an accurate and complete patient health record. Students in this course will learn the various systems, applications, standards, and specifications that must be in place in order to meet the goal of true interoperability. This course prepares students to understand and use electronic records in a medical setting. It introduces students to current frameworks for the implementation and management of electronic health information using common electronic data interchange systems. Students will develop the skills and knowledge needed to address the medical, legal, sanction, and regulatory requirements of electronic health records systems.
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3.00 Credits
Telehealth refers to the actual delivery of remote clinical services using information technology. It makes use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support off-premise clinical healthcare, patient and professional health-related education, public health management, and health administration. The technologies used in telehealth include videoconferencing, the internet, store-and-forward imaging, streaming media, and terrestrial and wireless communications. Applications of telehealth run the gamut from something as simple as two health professionals discussing a case over the telephone to a surgeon conducting remote robotic surgery at a medical institution on a different continent. Telehealth changes the location where healthcare services are routinely provided and includes preventative, maintenance, and curative features. Students in the course will develop the skills and knowledge needed to design and implement fully functional telehealth solutions.
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3.00 Credits
Notwithstanding the potential for electronic health records to revolutionize healthcare, significant complex legal, ethical, and financial questions related to their use serve to impede their widespread adoption. Legal and ethical issues surrounding ownership, economics, privacy, data security, the use (or misuse) of decision support systems, and accountability as well as regulatory compliance are central to the debate surrounding health informatics. All these issues affect the requirements, design, implementation, and evolution of these systems. In this course, students will learn to develop solutions that address key legal and ethical challenges germane to health informatics.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an overview of critical thinking and its applications in the homeland security context. The focus is on essential elements of thought, asking the right questions, uncovering fallacies in reasoning, and statistical misrepresentations. Evidence evaluation in a homeland security setting is featured with several examples interpreting real-world information.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a general examination of the role of public safety leaders, including those in homeland security and emergency management, in shaping standards of ethical conduct at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Students will gain an understanding of the ethical challenges faced by public safety professionals in balancing core values, responsibilities, and compliance with the policies and regulations relevant to the institution they serve. This course also includes scenarios and simulations with reflective questions to help students think critically and constructively about real-life issues in public safety.
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3.00 Credits
The protection and safety of the public and property involves many and varied public and private organizations. Depending upon the government structure, operational agencies and policies may or may not be congruous and the results are illustrated in performance effectiveness of public safety agencies. This course will provide an overview of the various functions of public safety and emergency management, the relationship to homeland security, and how they work together to effectively serve the common good.
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3.00 Credits
Counterterrorism: Constitutional and Legislative Issues explores the evolution of homeland security as a concept, a legal framework, and a redirection of national policies and priorities. The political, economic, and practical issues of implementation are examined. The course provides an overview of the history of the terrorist threat, United States responses, and an introduction to fundamental policy legislation and documents, such as national security strategies, homeland security decision directives, the National Response Plan, and National Incident Management System. The Department of Homeland Security model of planning, protecting, responding, and recovering from a natural disaster and terrorist attacks is also described.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on how strategic planning, incident control systems, and intelligence techniques combine to provide the necessary foundation for anti-terrorism and emergency preparedness. Topics covered include infrastructure protection, National Incident Management System, threat and vulnerability assessments, information sharing, resource planning, and other issues relating to terrorism prevention and deterrence.
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