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B M I 918

HEALTH INFORMATICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS ELECTIVE

2 credits.

Biomedical Informatics is an interdisciplinary field that combines knowledge of information sciences and medical sciences to optimize the use and application of biomedical data across the spectrum from molecules to individuals to populations. Offers an overview of the field of health informatics by providing students with the fundamental knowledge of the concepts of health informatics and how technology can be used in the delivery of health care.

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Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe main concepts and challenges in health informatics. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify the different aspects of electronic health records. Audience: Graduate 3. Recognize medical safety issues related to chart maintenance and poor systems. Audience: Graduate 4. Instruct patients in proper use of a personal health record (PHR). Audience: Graduate 5. Compare and contrast the concept of learning health systems that is patient-centered, population-based, and promotes learning from data. Audience: Graduate 6. Define population-based care and the informatics underlying it. Audience: Graduate 7. Recognize different types of clinical decision support. Audience: Graduate 8. Describe the area of quality measurement and improvement. Audience: Graduate 9. Formulate how the area of quality measurement and improvement applies to clinical practice. Audience: Graduate 10. Recognize the types and limitations of different types of quality measures. Audience: Graduate 11. Formulate a clinical question as an answerable one, and then be able to select the appropriate resource and make optional use of it. Audience: Graduate 12. Recognize growing role of genomics and personalized medicine in care. Audience: Graduate 13. Describe and manage ethical issues in privacy and security. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe main concepts and challenges in health informatics. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify the different aspects of electronic health records. Audience: Graduate 3. Recognize medical safety issues related to chart maintenance and poor systems. Audience: Graduate 4. Instruct patients in proper use of a personal health record (PHR). Audience: Graduate 5. Compare and contrast the concept of learning health systems that is patient-centered, population-based, and promotes learning from data. Audience: Graduate 6. Define population-based care and the informatics underlying it. Audience: Graduate 7. Recognize different types of clinical decision support. Audience: Graduate 8. Describe the area of quality measurement and improvement. Audience: Graduate 9. Formulate how the area of quality measurement and improvement applies to clinical practice. Audience: Graduate 10. Recognize the types and limitations of different types of quality measures. Audience: Graduate 11. Formulate a clinical question as an answerable one, and then be able to select the appropriate resource and make optional use of it. Audience: Graduate 12. Recognize growing role of genomics and personalized medicine in care. Audience: Graduate 13. Describe and manage ethical issues in privacy and security. Audience: Graduate

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