Healthcare Analytics

This course will present students with an introduction to the field of health informatics and advanced analytics through the use of core technologies and data analytics (computational and analytical methods) and the use of health information technology to improve patient care outcomes and to enhance health delivery system performance. The course will focus on health informatics applications within the healthcare landscape. Specific topics will include: an overview of the health informatics concept and related terminologies, data standards; security and confidentiality, health information exchanges, population health management, and health data analytics, consumer health informatics, emerging health informatics innovations, and other topics related to health informatics. Learning objectives will be achieved using a variety of learning methods including (lectures, discussion questions and participation, quizzes, projects, and selected readings from the textbook, peer-reviewed articles, industry reports, etc.,) for each learning objective to develop critical core competency skills and to ascertain real-world applications.