Summer 2016
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Course No: PUBH.5310-061; SIS Class Nbr: 2729; SIS Term: 2540
Course Status: Registration Closed
Course Description
The course provides healthcare professionals with a conceptual and practical understanding of information and communication systems, and how they are used. It also addresses the systems analysis, development and implementation challenges in optimizing today's complex healthcare systems designs to improve both use and clinical outcomes. Students learn the theory, techniques and systems used for transforming clinical data into information useful for decision-making. The current and future role of the health care informatics professional is discussed.
Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor
- Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
- Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
- Instructor: Gail Marcus
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UMass Lowell Bookstore
When Offered & Tuition
- Online Course
- 2016 Summer: May 16 to Jul 23
- Course Level: Graduate
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Tuition: $1710
- Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.
Related Programs: M.S. in Business Analytics, Graduate Certificate in Clinical Pathology, Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics, Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management, M.S. in Health Information Management: Health Informatics Option, M.S. in Health Information Management: Health Service Management Option
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