Course pre-requisite(s): Common health background

Course Overview
This course introduces essential concepts and applications of information and technologies in healthcare. Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to understand and apply system thinking to describe technology applications in healthcare services; and technologies as components of healthcare information systems. Know more about eHealth and digital health application as well as electronic health record and applications toward patients’ centric and care management.

Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students’ will be able to:
CLO1: Develop an understanding of the concepts and definitions of Information Systems and Information Technologies as they apply to system set-ups in the healthcare arena.
Also, get to know more about digital transformation and digital health.
CLO2: Demonstrate a basic understanding of the core technologies behind healthcare information systems that support networks, information distribution schemes, remote access technologies, and electronic health applications. Such as telehealth applications in diseases prevention and management.

Course Content
- Module 1: Digital health, transformation and introduction to eHealth- (2 days)
MLO1: Demonstrate a clear understanding of definitions and role of IT systems in Healthcare Practice and digital transformation.
Topic 1 (4 hours)- Introduction and discussion about What is the digital transformation in healthcare? (PPT and discussions)
Topic 2 (2 hours)- What’s next for healthcare IT (virtual care). (PPT and group work)
Topic 3 (2 hours)- Electronic Health Record (EHR): the pros and cons. Transformation from paper to EHR, and apply digital transformations. (PPT)

- Module 2: Medical Practice Management - Electronic Health record, health services. (3 days)
MLO2: Medical Practice Management – Disease Registries, Electronic Health Record (EHR), Patient centric, Clinical Confidence, Patient Portals with emphasis on clinical and administrative parts of EHR.
Topic 1 (4 hours)- Registries- tracking and management of chronic disease. (PPT and Group discussions).
Topic 2 (4 hours) - Content of Electronic health record (EHR). (PPT)
Topic 3 (4 hours) - PHR AND The Patient’s Role in Healthcare. (PPT and group focus group discussions).

- Module 3: Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring and AI in Healthcare. (3 days)
MLO3: Demonstrate an understanding of the role of telehealth in medical practice.
Topic 1 (4 hours) - Remote patient monitoring in your EHR - chronic disease management. (video, PPT, discussions)
Topic 2 (4 hours)- Telemedicine and Tele-monitoring: differences and applications? (video, PPT, discussions)
Topic 3 (2 hours) - AI in Healthcare . (PPT)
- General Course summary. (1 day= 4 hours).
- Final Assessment and closing. (1 day)

Instructional Method
All course will be provided as face to face, PPT delivery with students, open discussions and focus group discussions with possibilities for research search through pubmed and teaching students skills for searching articles related to their modules. Students will be given a chance to search for articles related to topics and take part of a discussion related to their search and interests. Students will be taught and guided through the lecture time and supported during the entire course.

Required Course Materials
1. Health Information Management and Technology, by Beth Shanholtzer.
2. Information Systems for Healthcare Management 8th Edition: Author(s): Glandon, Gerald L.; Smaltz, Detlev H.; Slovensky, Donna J.

Assessment
Two options provided (either to select one or can be optional for students):
As long as the course duration is 2 weeks, it is recommended to have a test rather than group or individual project. Therefore, a test of information and summative assessment to be given to students at the end of the class. The test will measure the 2 CLOs’ and topics given to students and open ended questions to see the level of students understanding. Exam can be given as paper or electronic.
However, if there a need or interest to have a project, I have created alternative plan for small group project with emphasis on application of digital health in clinical practice in Galicia, Spain. Both assessment and group projects are attached with a separate document. Project can be for group of 3-5 students, can do simple literature search, evaluation, Summary of Results and recommendations. During the course students can work on the project in their second week for 2-3 days and submit it for grading with my close supervision and support. Rubric for project is attached and test model answer is also attached.