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Health Information Systems

Health Information Systems

Main Description

Department: Biological & Pharma Sciences Module Code: INFO71004
Level: Level 7 Contact Hours: 34
Duration: 1 Semester Directed Study Hours: 34
Effective Term: 2025/26 Indep. Study Hours: 32
Credits: 5

Prerequisite Knowledge:

  None

Module Description/Aims:

  This module aims to explore a variety of health information system (HIS) to manage healthcare data, which assists healthcare leaders to use evidence-based data to allocate resources in an equitable and efficient manner to ensure good health and well-being.  

Course(s) this module is available in:

  This module is not in any currently available course.  

Contact Hours

Contact Type Hours
Lecture26 Per Module (One Sem)
Practical/Workshop6 Per Module (One Sem)
Tutorial2 Per Module (One Sem)

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module, the learner will be able to:

No. Description/Learning Outcomes
1Demonstrate the ability to navigate and utilize various health information systems
2Critically discuss the management and application of information within the healthcare context.
3Analyse the use of digital health technologies to support innovation, quality improvement, research and evidence-based practice.
4Evaluate the importance of data analytics and how they influence decision-making, care delivery and the allocation of resources in healthcare.
5Demonstrate adherence with MTU standards and guidelines of academic scholarship
6Prepare a CV to be used in applications for digital health and undertake an interview.

Learning Strategies

Learning Strategies
Lectures <br>
Tutorials<br>
Workshop/practicals
Group work<br>
Online teaching resources such as discussion boards, audio visual aids and interactive strategies to engage students with module content
Computer labs<br><br>
Podcasts
Writing and study skills consolidation tasks built in to contact time where students will complete short tasks (e.g., creating a citation/reference, access an article through library data base, save to a folder, reference, quote and paraphrase excerpt from article, engage with a discussion board, etc.

Indicative Syllabus Content

Content Detail
Health information systems• Health information systems such Electronic health Record, patient portal, registry systems
Management and application of information• Data management, interoperability of systems
Digital health technologies to support innovation, quality improvement, research• How to link and analyse quality data from various systems
Data analytics and how they influence decision-making and care delivery • Collating of data and registers and resource allocations. The use of Artificial intelligence to assist in large data retrieval and analysis.
Relevance of sustainable development goals within healthcare and the digital health arena.
Work Placement Preparation • Cover Letter, CV and mock interview

Assessments Strategies

Assessment Strategies
Out of Class Assignment - The learner will submit a CV and cover letter for an application for employment in digital health.

Oral Presentation - The learner will complete a mock interview for work placement.
In class academic poster presentation.
Articulate a coherent issue/problem and a plan for addressing a health information problem. Utilise all health information systems to assess the issue and how to resolve same using innovations in digital health. Answer this problem through data retrieval and analysis. Indicate the future plan to resolve this issue with supporting evidence (academic literature, policies, graphs or charts).

Repeat Assessment Strategy: The student will repeat or resubmit failed components at the next available sitting. Passed assessment components will be carried forward.

Indicative Assessments

Learning Outcome Assessment Category Assessment Method Additional Information % alloc
6Final Exam (Other)Assignment - Out of ClassOut of Class Assignment - The learner will submit a CV and cover letter for an application for employment in digital health. 10
6Continuous AssessmentPresentationOral Presentation - The learner will complete a mock interview for work placement. 10
1, 2, 3, 4, 5Final Exam (Other)Poster Presentation In class academic poster presentation. Articulate a coherent issue/problem and a plan for addressing a health information problem. Utilise all health information systems to assess the issue and how to resolve same using innovations in digital health. Answer this problem through data retrieval and analysis. Indicate the future plan to resolve this issue with supporting evidence (academic literature, policies, graphs or charts). 80

Reading List

Type ISBN Title Author Publisher Year Edition Library Link
Essential9781119424024Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management
Wager, Karen A., Frances W. Lee, and John P. Glaser. ,
Wiley		20174th-
Recommended3319207644Healthcare Information Management Systems: Cases, Strategies, and Solutions. https://mtu.idm.oclc.or
Weaver, Charlotte A., Marion J. Ball, George R. Kim, et al.
Springer Nature		20164th-
Recommended9781284148Understanding Health Information Systems for the Health Professions
Jean A Balgrosky
Jones and Bartlett		20192nd-

Journals and Websites

Type Description
Course MaterialMasic, Izet. 'On Occasion of the 31st Medical Informatics in Europe (MIE) Conference - ?Public Health and Informatics?, Athens, Greece, may 29th-31st, 2021', Acta Informatica Medica, vol. 29/no. 2, (2021), pp. 136-138. Available @https://dx.doi.org/10.5455/aim.2021.29.136-138
WebsiteMasic, Izet. 'On Occasion of the 31st Medical Informatics in Europe (MIE) Conference - ?Public Health and Informatics?, Athens, Greece, may 29th-31st, 2021', Acta Informatica Medica, vol. 29/no. 2, (2021), pp. 136-138. Available @https://dx.doi.org/10.5455/aim.2021.29.136-138
WebsiteMasic, Izet. 'On Occasion of the 31st Medical Informatics in Europe (MIE) Conference - ?Public Health and Informatics?, Athens, Greece, may 29th-31st, 2021', Acta Informatica Medica, vol. 29/no. 2, (2021), pp. 136-138. Available @https://dx.doi.org/10.5455/aim.2021.29.136-138
WebsiteMasic, Izet. 'On Occasion of the 31st Medical Informatics in Europe (MIE) Conference - ?Public Health and Informatics?, Athens, Greece, may 29th-31st, 2021', Acta Informatica Medica, vol. 29/no. 2, (2021), pp. 136-138. Available @https://dx.doi.org/10.5455/aim.2021.29.136-138
WebsiteMasic, Izet. 'On Occasion of the 31st Medical Informatics in Europe (MIE) Conference - ?Public Health and Informatics?, Athens, Greece, may 29th-31st, 2021', Acta Informatica Medica, vol. 29/no. 2, (2021), pp. 136-138. Available @https://dx.doi.org/10.5455/aim.2021.29.136-138
JournalInternational journal of medical informatics, Elsevier Digital health PLOS digital health
WebsiteHealth Inequalities Portal, Euro Health Net (Finance Framework/strategy) https://health-inequalities.eu/financing-e-guide/what-is-health-promotion/
Websitehttps://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/eHealth and Disruptive Technologies - HSE.ie
Websitehttps://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/eHealth and Disruptive Technologies - HSE.ie
Course MaterialLabrique, A., Agarwal, S., Tamrat, T. et al. WHO Digital Health Guidelines: a milestone for global health. npj Digit. Med. 3, 120 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-020-00330-2
JournalHarvard Business Review

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