Clinical Informatics (Non-Clinical Elective)

4 units

Clinical informatics is the application of information technology and human resources in transforming data, information, and knowledge into meaningful healthcare improvement. Physicians practicing in this discipline provide oversight in the effective use of information systems and the development of innovative clinical pathways for patient care. During this rotation, trainees will assist in the operations of clinical informatics teams, including information system management (e.g. incident response and improvement requests), reporting (data analysis and visualization), and clinical decision support. Trainees will support teams related to their clinical interests and participate in strategic meetings. Additional training in the use of reporting tools in Epic will be provided.