Seminar in Health Information Management HSCI 515

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Seminar in Health Information ManagementHSCI 515

• Brian Malec, Ph.D.
• Professor of Health Administration
• Chair Department of Health Sciences

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Information Technology Today

• The course is about management and how management
  of health service organizations can be improved
  by the intelligent use of information
• Categories of Information Systems
• Clinical
• Administrative
• Strategic decision-support
• Electronic networking applications

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Historical Overview

• First computer systems in healthcare appears in
  the early 1960s
• The 1970s saw an expansion of technology
• The personal computer of the 1980s was a major
  revolution in healthcare computing
• The healthcare reforms of the 1990 brought many
  challenges that needed more inforamtion
• In the 21st century technology changes have
  shifted healthcare onto the net and into wireless
  environments
• Where are we going? What will be the impact on
  healthcare delivery?

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The Current Healthcare Environment

• Current trends that impact healthcare information
  technology
• Cost containment and quality of care
• Consumer empowerment
• Medical errors
• EMRs, EHRs, CPOE,
• Evidence-based medicine
• Information privacy and confidentiality
• HIPAA
• What other trends do we see in the real world?

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Healthcare Information Priorities

• Information security
• Clinical information systems
• Internet and e-health applications
• Wireless technology
• Consumer support systems

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Categories of Information Systems

• Clinical
• Management
• Strategic decision support
• Electronic networking and e-health applications

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Info Tech in this Changing Environment

• Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Electronic
  Health Records (EHR)
• Ambulatory care systems
• Enterprisewide systems
• Strategic decision-support systems
• Many new types of applications are being
  developed that have not been necessary in the
  past
• Check out the list of professional organizations
  that support the work of information
  professionals.

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Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Albert Einstein What does this mean to you?