HIFX 501 Health Information System & Data Standards
Explores the challenges and possible solutions to ensure the interoperability between health information systems, representation of health data using standardized vocabulary and standards of communication. Topics include data standards and semantics, ontologies such as FHIR, UMLS, SEMNET, ICD-9/10, RXNorn, SNOMED, policy, and theory and practice of standardization. Additionally, this course analyzes the challenges confronting healthcare leaders in a new era characterized by economic incentives and changing relationships between providers, payers and purchasers, new delivery models and payment mechanisms, and advances in clinical integration, information technology, and quality improvement. Explores leadership strategies required for achieving financial stability while delivering greater value.
Offered
Spring Semester