SGN-57207 Health Information Systems, 3 cr
Additional information
The course will be lectured in English.
Person responsible
Hannu Nieminen, Ilkka Korhonen, Janne Vainio, Niilo Saranummi
Lessons
Implementation 1: SGN-57207 2015-01
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Requirements
Exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Learning Outcomes
This course provides the basics of health information systems. After this course, student: • Knows definitions, terminology and basic concepts of health information systems, eHealth, and consumer health. History of health information systems. • Understands the specifics of health information and knows the basics of health information models. • Can describe typical eHealth applications and their benefits, such as hospital information systems, EHR, PHR, ePrescription, telemedicine, mHealth and consumer health • Knows the contents and use of electronic patient record and personal health record, architectures, and understands the most important interoperability issues. • Knows the basic principles of privacy and security in handling health data. • Knows about health informatics assessment and evaluation. • Understands aspects of health information system implementation and barriers for eHealth adoption.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Terminology and basic concepts of health information systems, healthcare information systems, eHealth, and consumer health. | History of health information systems | |
| 2. | Health information systems architectures, interoperability and standards | ||
| 3. | Health information systems | Core functionality, EHR, system integration, health information management (use of systems) | |
| 4. | Self-care and personal health management | Patient portals, mHealth, Chronic care management, PHR | |
| 5. | Departmental systems | Laboratory, Medical imaging, anesthesia and intensive care | |
| 6. | Health information infrastructures | KANTA and similar installations abroad | |
| 7. | Medical knowledge management | Decision support, knowledge portals | |
| 8. | Privacy and safety of personal health data | ||
| 9. | Assessment of Health Information Systems | Cost-effectiveness |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
Active participation is required to pass the course (80%). Exam will define the grade.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Lecture slides | Lecture notes for Health Information Systems | Niilo Saranummi | Lecture notes and further readings will be delivered via course web pages. | Yes |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| TLO-11000 Tietojohtamisen perusteet | Advisable | 1 |
| TLO-11006 Basics of Information and Knowledge Management | Advisable | 1 |
| TIE-02200 Ohjelmoinnin peruskurssi | Advisable | 2 |
| TIE-02206 Basic Course on Programming | Advisable | 2 |
| SGN-57007 Health Care Processes and Systems | Advisable | |
| TIE-02300 Johdatus ohjelmistotuotantoon | Advisable | |
| TIE-22100 Johdatus tietokantoihin | Advisable | |
| TLO-11016 Management Information Systems | Advisable |
1 . These two courses are mutually exclusive.
2 . These two courses are mutually exclusive.
Additional information about prerequisites
SGN-57007 Health care processes and systems is strongly recommended as a prerequisite knowledge for this course.
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses