About this course: Interprofessional Healthcare Informatics is a graduate-level, hands-on interactive exploration of real informatics tools and techniques offered by the University of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota's National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. We will be incorporating technology-enabled educational innovations to bring the subject matter to life. Over the 10 modules, we will create a vital online learning community and a working healthcare informatics network. We will explore perspectives of clinicians like dentists, physical therapists, nurses, and physicians in all sorts of practice settings worldwide. Emerging technologies, telehealth, gaming, simulations, and eScience are just some of the topics that we will consider. Throughout the course, we’ll focus on creativity, controversy, and collaboration - as we collectively imagine and create the future within the rapidly evolving healthcare informatics milieu. All healthcare professionals and IT geeks are welcome!
Created by: University of Minnesota
Taught by: Karen Monsen, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Assistant Professor
School of Nursing
| Commitment | 7 hours of videos and quizzes |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Introduction
1 video, 2 readings
- Video: Course Introduction and Overview
- Reading: Welcome
- Reading: Course Team
Informatics Theory
Week 1 begins! This week, we explore and apply theories of healthcare informatics to professional practice. By the end of this week, you will be able to: describe informatics theory, analyze informatics theory related to practice and analyze health topics of interest to healthcare.
2 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Informatics Theory Part 1
- Video: Informatics Theory Part 2
- Reading: Further Discovery
WEEK 2
Data, Information, and Knowledge
This module explores and applies standardized terminologies to professional practice. By the end of this module, learners will be able to: analyze the transformation of data to information to knowledge and explore and apply standardized terminologies to professional practice.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Data, Information, and Knowledge
- Video: Introduction to the Omaha System
- Video: An Omaha System Journey: Diane Thorson
- Reading: Further Discovery
Graded: Data, Information, Knowledge, and the Omaha System
WEEK 3
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Components, Evidence-Based Practice
This module links EHR use to evidence-based practice. By the end of this module, learners will be able to: identify the benefits and goals of an electronic health record and analyze evidence-based practice within the context of the electronic health record.
2 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Electronic Health Records
- Video: Evidence Based Practice
- Reading: Further Discovery
Graded: Electronic Health Record (EHR) , Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
WEEK 4
Quality Improvement/ Workflow Analysis/ Redesign
Week 5 begins! This week we examine informatics in relationship to new technologies in healthcare. Telehealth and technology are creating new ways to link people, and care, and health information. By the end of this week, you will be able to: examine applications of telehealth technologies and describe methods of engaging consumers in using health information technologies.
2 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Quality Improvement
- Video: Workflow Processes
- Reading: Further Discovery
Graded: Quality Improvement/ Workflow Analysis/ Redesign
WEEK 5
Telehealth/ Consumer Health/ Mobile Technology
This module examines informatics in relationship to new technologies in healthcare. By the end of this module, learners will be able to: examine applications of telehealth technologies and describe methods of engaging consumers in using health information technologies.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Informatics and Telehealth
- Video: Telehealth
- Video: Consumer Health Informatics
- Reading: Further Discovery
Graded: Telehealth/ Consumer Health/ Mobile Technology
WEEK 6
Community/ Population Health
This module relates informatics to community and population health. By the end of this module, learners will be able to: relate informatics to community and population health and analyze applications of geospatial information systems and health.
1 video, 1 reading
- Video: Informatics and Population Health
- Reading: Further Discovery
Graded: Informatics and Population Health
WEEK 7
Informatics, Gaming, and Simulation
This module describes applications of gaming, simulation, and virtual reality tools in healthcare. By the end of this module, learners will be able to: analyze informatics and gaming in relationship to health and healthcare and describe use of simulations and informatics to improve healthcare quality.
3 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Informatics, Gaming, and Simulations
- Video: Game Based Teaching and Computer Simulation
- Video: Computational Modeling and Simulation
- Reading: Further Discovery
Graded: Education and Gaming
WEEK 8
Informatics and Ethics
This module explores ethical issues related to healthcare informatics in the interprofessional context. By the end of this module, learners will be able to: explore ethical issues related to healthcare informatics in the interprofessional context and analyze security and privacy challenges related to healthcare informatics.
1 video, 1 reading
- Video: Informatics and Ethics
- Reading: Further Discovery
Graded: Informatics and Ethics
WEEK 9
Data Exchange and Interoperability
This module explores interprofessional aspects of healthcare data exchange and interoperability. By the end of this module, learners will be able to: describe information exchange and interoperability and analyze interprofessional aspects of information exchange and interoperability in healthcare.
4 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Health Information Exchange
- Video: Standardization - Part 1
- Video: Standardization - Part 2
- Video: Standardization - Part 3
- Reading: Further Discovery
Graded: Data Exchange and Interoperability
WEEK 10
Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge
This module explores the contribution of healthcare informatics to the foundation of knowledge in healthcare. By the end of this module, learners will be able to: analyze implications of Big Data for healthcare research and synthesize insights related to interprofessional healthcare informatics.
4 videos, 1 reading
- Video: Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge
- Video: Data Visualization Part 1
- Video: Data Visualization Part 2
- Video: Synthesis
- Reading: Further Discovery
Graded: Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge
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Ratings and Reviews
This was a powerful course, sincerely it has improved my teaching-Health informatics is at it is infancy here in Kenya, yet we are suppose to teach it, with your awesome explanation and examples, things get better.
I'm done with this. Very helpful and timely!
very insightful course! helpful to understand how informatics is playing role in healthcare.
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Great informative and inspiring course. I am moved to find and utilize data for healthcare improvement.