MED INF 401-DL
( Track ) American Health Care System
This course covers the components of the U.S. health care system, including the federal government's role in health care, health industry management, cost and quality issues, managed care, reimbursement mechanisms, legal and regulatory issues, profit vs. nonprofit care, the role of technology and technology assessment, and compares the United States with international health care systems. Technologist-track course for students with little clinical experience.
Fall 2009
Tu
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
9/22/09 - 11/24/09
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Winter 2010
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
1/6/10 - 3/10/10
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Spring 2010
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
3/31/10 - 6/2/10
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MED INF 402-DL
( Track ) Introduction to Clinical Thinking
This course provides an introduction to the clinical environment throughout the health center. It is designed for students not previously involved in clinical medicine and those trained in medicine outside the United States. The course features problem-based learning and traditional medical informatics task domains and covers medical terminology and basic pathophysiology. Topics include the clinical setting, eliciting information from patients, synthesizing the history and physical examination, establishing diagnosis, treatment planning, integrating evidence-based medicine, and using an intelligent medical record in a complex environment. Technologist-track course for students with little clinical experience. Recommended before attempting core course work beyond MED INF 403.
Fall 2009
M
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Sec. 55
9/28/09 - 11/30/09
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Winter 2010
M
6:00 - 8:30 PM
Sec. 55
1/4/10 - 3/8/10
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Summer 2010
M
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Sec. 55
6/21/10 - 8/16/10
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MED INF 403-DL
( Core Course ) Introduction to Medical Informatics
This course is a survey of fundamental concepts and activities on information technology as applied to health care. Topics include computer-based medical records, knowledge-bases systems, telehealth, decision theory and decision support, human-computer interfaces, systems integration, the digital library, and educational applications. Department-specific applications such as pathology, radiology, psychiatry, and intensive care are also discussed. Should be taken within first two terms, preferably as a first core course. Prerequisite: CIS 317 (if required by admissions committee), or equivalent knowledge, or instructor consent.
Fall 2009
Th
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
9/24/09 - 12/3/09
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Winter 2010
Th
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
1/7/10 - 3/11/10
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Tu
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 56
1/5/10 - 3/9/10
Instructor:
Spring 2010
Th
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
4/1/10 - 6/3/10
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Summer 2010
Th
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Sec. 55
6/24/10 - 8/19/10
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MED INF 404-DL
( Core Course ) Health Care Enterprise Operations
This course examines the entire information technology needs of every part of hospital organization and management, including patient access services, ambulatory care, clinical practice and organization, nursing services, managing facilities and resources, personnel and staffing, and finance. Prerequisite: MED INF 401 (if required by admissions committee) or consent of instructor.
Fall 2009
Th
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
9/24/09 - 12/3/09
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Winter 2010
Th
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
1/7/10 - 3/11/10
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Spring 2010
Th
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Sec. 55
4/1/10 - 6/3/10
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Summer 2010
M
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Sec. 55
6/21/10 - 8/16/10
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MED INF 405-DL
( Core Course ) HIT Integration, Interoperability, & Standards
This course provides the details of health care technology standards and interoperability. Topics include the value proposition of standards; health information models; the IHE Initiative; HL7, DICOM, CCOW, CorbaMED, and other medical standards. The course also covers the role of nonmedical standards in medical informatics (HTTP, XML, etc.) as well as multi-institutional issues and telemedicine, e-commerce, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards compliance.
Fall 2009
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
9/23/09 - 12/2/09
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Winter 2010
M
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
1/4/10 - 3/15/10
Instructor:
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 56
1/6/10 - 3/10/10
Instructor:
Spring 2010
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
3/31/10 - 6/2/10
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Summer 2010
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Sec. 55
Dates: TBA
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MED INF 406-DL
( Core Course ) Decision Support Systems and Health Care
This course provides an introduction to decision analysis with an emphasis on medical decision-making and elements of human cognition under uncertainty. Topics covered include structuring decision problems and developing creative decision options, quantifying uncertainty and preferences, and combining them to arrive at optimal decisions. The course also provides the foundation needed to apply the methods of decision analysis in decision support systems and intelligent systems. Students become familiar with the graphical display of medical information, decision analysis and modeling, evidence-based medicine, Bayes' theorem, knowledge-based systems, learning systems, lexicons, coding and structured data entry, and data mining techniques. Prerequisite: Med_inf 409 highly recommended. Students are required to purchase the decision tree software TreeAge Pro Suite before the course begins. Students need to provide their student ID number for the discounted student version at http://server.treeage.com/treeagepro/purchase/stu.asp. Purchase the limited functionality student license (for students taking a short term course, who only need software with limited time and functionality; currently priced at $45).
Fall 2009
M
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
9/28/09 - 11/30/09
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Winter 2010
Tu
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
1/5/10 - 3/9/10
Instructors:
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 56
1/6/10 - 3/10/10
Instructor:
Spring 2010
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
3/31/10 - 6/2/10
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Summer 2010
Days: TBA
Time: TBA
Sec. 55
Dates: TBA
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MED INF 407-DL
( Core Course ) Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues
This course addresses the legal, ethical, and social issues in health care informatics and will equip students with the knowledge and analytic tools needed to spot those key issues, thereby better protecting students and their employers in the medical informatics field. The health care industry is highly regulated, and this course also covers regulatory informatics requirements as they apply to work with health care data and information management systems. The course also covers topics such as privacy and security, fraud and abuse, confidentiality, antitrust law, intellectual property, the Joint Commission, disclosure, and compliance programs.
Fall 2009
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
9/23/09 - 12/2/09
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Winter 2010
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
1/6/10 - 3/10/10
Instructor:
Spring 2010
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
3/31/10 - 6/2/10
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Summer 2010
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
6/23/10 - 8/18/10
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MED INF 408-DL
( Core Course ) Medical Technology Acquisition and Assessment
A practical course on acquiring and assessing new medical technology, either as a vendor who needs to know how to meet the expectations of customers and their acquisition requirements or as a customer/practitioner who must know how to validate technology selections and implementations. Topics include cost analysis and justification, economic models, capital purchase, leasing strategies, the application service provider or risk-sharing model, purchase agreements and contracts, writing an RFP, analyzing a RFP response, and the industry business trends.
Fall 2009
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
9/23/09 - 12/2/09
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Tu
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 56
9/22/09 - 11/24/09
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Winter 2010
Tu
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
1/5/10 - 3/9/10
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Spring 2010
Tu
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
3/30/10 - 6/1/10
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Summer 2010
Tu
Time: TBA
Sec. 55
6/22/10 - 8/17/10
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MED INF 409-DL
( Core Course ) Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
This course is designed for the biomedical researcher. Topics include descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, estimation, t-tests, chi-squared tests, analysis of variance, linear regression, correlation, nonparametric tests, survival analysis, and odds ratio. Biomedical applications are discussed for each topic as well as overall application of statistical methods in the informatics field. This is the biostatistics requirement for students in the online MMI program. On-campus students take PUB HLTH 302.
Fall 2009
M
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
9/28/09 - 11/30/09
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Winter 2010
M
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Sec. 55
1/4/10 - 3/8/10
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Spring 2010
Tu
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Sec. 55
3/30/10 - 6/1/10
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Summer 2010
Tu
7:00 - 9:00 PM
Sec. 55
6/22/10 - 8/17/10
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MED INF 481-DL
( Core Course ) Foundations of Leadership
The purpose of this course is to identify the fundamental leadership behaviors that enable people to excel in their careers, and to help students apply these behaviors to personal and professional success. The course builds from the basic premise that leadership is learned, and looks at the theory and practice of leadership at the individual and organizational level. The course will explore definitions of leadership, the importance of leadership, leadership styles, the role of vision and integrity, the importance of giving and receiving feedback, how to lead change and solve problems, effective teamwork, and communication strategies. This course is for online students only; on-campus students take LEADERS 481
Fall 2009
Tu
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
9/22/09 - 11/24/09
Instructor:
Winter 2010
Tu
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
1/5/10 - 3/9/10
Instructor:
Spring 2010
Tu
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
3/30/10 - 6/1/10
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Summer 2010
W
7:00 - 9:30 PM
Sec. 55
6/23/10 - 8/18/10
Instructor:
MED INF 498-DL
( Final Project ) Capstone Project
The capstone project course is the culmination of the MMI program and provides students the opportunity to demonstrate mastery of the core competencies in the medical informatics field. Students, working in small groups, will also complete a comprehensive project provided by the instructor at the beginning of the course. Students are individually assessed and graded throughout duration of class. Students may choose this course to fulfill their capstone requirement.
Pre-requisite: completion of all required coursework for the MMI degree.
