Johns Hopkins University - The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics
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The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics at Coursera Overview
Duration | 9 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
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The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics at Coursera Highlights
- 14% started a new career after completing these courses.
- 11% got a tangible career benefit from this course.
- Earn a shareable certificate upon completion.
The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics at Coursera Course details
- Improving health and healthcare institutions requires understanding of data and creation of interventions at the many levels at which health IT interact and affect the institution. These levels range from the external world in which the institution operates down to the specific technologies. Data scientists find that, when they aim at implementing their models in practice, it is the socio components that are both novel to them and mission critical to success. At the end of this course, students will be able to make a quick assessment of a health informatics problem or a proposed solution and to determine what is missing and what more needs to be learned.
- Who Is This Class For
- Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and other allied health professionals interested in expanding their understanding of digital health, big data, health information systems, and the unintended consequences of disruptive innovation in the healthcare system. The course is also aimed at those with technical, engineering, or analytics backgrounds who want to understand the nuances of those topics when it comes to healthcare.
The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics at Coursera Curriculum
Overview of Health Informatics
Welcome to the Health Informatics Specialization
Health Information Technology for Patients
Health Information Technology for Doctors
Populations
Imperatives: Quality
Imperatives: Safety
Imperatives: Costs
Imperatives: Technology
Definitions
The Stack
Using the Stack
The Stack
Module 1 Quiz
World, Organization, Roles, Function
World, Organization, Roles, Function
Policy: New Models
Policy: Other Models
Interoperability
Privacy, Confidentiality, Security
Evaluation
Module 2 Quiz
Workflow, Information System, Modules
Need and System Specification
Articulating Workflow
Information System Architecture
The Modules Comprising Clinical Information Systems
Developing Software
Harming Workflow
Module 3 Quiz
Data, Information, Knowledge, Technology
Introduction: Data, Information, Knowledge, Technology
Many Types of Clinical Data
Information
Knowledge
Putting DIKW Together
Data Exchange
Interoperability Revisited: Text Data
Interoperability: Images
Making It Work Together
Technology: Hype Cycles
Careers
Module 4 Quiz
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