CMN 506

Credit: 4 hours.

Explores: (1) contexts of health informatics applications; (2) reciprocal relationships among people, activities, and health informatics applications; and (3) consequences surrounding the design, implementation, and use of health informatics applications. Course content includes: an introduction to health informatics and associated theoretical perspectives; health information as a strategic resource; provider health informatics applications; the e-health movement and consumer health informatics applications; and the intersection of health informatics with current challenges in health care.