CIS 206 — Intro to Health Info Systems
This course will review the important aspects of Health Information Technology (HIT) and introduce the students to the need, purpose and design of health information systems. Students will be exposed to the components of a Health Information System with emphasis on user roles, database, networking and security concepts that govern it. Examples of HIS applications such as Personal Health Records (PHR) and Health Information Exchanges will be used as case studies to highlight the design and implementation considerations of Health Information Systems.