BMT-57408 Standards, Interoperability and Regulations in Health Informatics, 5 cr
Additional information
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
Person responsible
Alpo Värri
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| BMT-57408 2019-01 | 3 |
Alpo Värri |
Exam, accepted exercises and an assignment. |
Learning Outcomes
This course introduces student with key principles related to standards and regulations, which are essential to know while working in the health informatics domain. Health information systems interoperability and key standards will also be studied. Course requires the student to have pre-existing knowledge on basics of health information systems. After having passed this course, the student: - Can define what data security, privacy, and safety. - Knows the central regulations related to health information systems and privacy and security of health data, and knows how they need to be taken into account in health information system development. - Knows general health informatics standards and interoperability approaches, and can describe how they are applied in practice. - Can apply the most important standards which are widely used in Finland in health information systems in software development - Can assess whether a health information system is implemented according to regulations and interoperability principles.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Health informatics regulations, particularly for health software production: key international directives, national regulation, self-regulation. | ||
| 2. | Security, privacy, and data protection. Principles, regulation and guidelines for application in health informatics. | Examples of practical cybersecurity incidents | |
| 3. | Standards and interoperability in health informatics. Key standards: HL7, CDA, IHE, etc. | Status of application of standards in Finland and other EU countries and in cross-border health information exchange. | |
| 4. | Health information systems conformance assessment. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
The students should attend the lectures and exercises and study the additional provided material in Moodle for the exam.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Book | Principles of Health Interoperability HL7 and SNOMED | Tim Benson | 978-1-4471-2800-7 | Clear introduction to important standards in this course, especially to those who need to use HL7 standards in their work. | No | |
| Lecture slides | Lecture slides on Standards, Interoperability and Regulations in Health Informatics | Alpo Värri | Available in Moodle | Yes | ||
| Other online content | Standard documents | ISO/TC215, CEN/TC251, HL7, IEEE 11073, European Commission, FDA | Available through Moodle | Yes |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| TIE-02201 Ohjelmointi 2: Perusteet | Advisable | 1 |
| TIE-02207 Programming 2: Basics | Advisable | 1 |
| TIE-02301 Johdatus ohjelmistotuotantoon | Advisable | 2 |
| TIE-21107 Software Engineering Methodologies | Advisable | 2 |
| BMT-57106 Health Care Processes and Information Systems | Advisable | |
| YHTTAY-72101 Tietokantojen perusteet | Advisable |
1 . These courses are mutually exclusive.
2 . These courses are mutually exclusive.
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| BMT-57408 Standards, Interoperability and Regulations in Health Informatics, 5 cr | BMT-57407 Standards, Interoperability and Regulations in Health Informatics, 3 cr |