HCA 7200 Healthcare Informatics
This course provides healthcare administration students with advanced knowledge of health information systems, data management, and informatics tools essential for evidence-based healthcare delivery. Healthcare is increasingly digital and data-driven, requiring healthcare leaders who integrate business and informatics and can effectively communicate data to diverse stakeholder groups. Students examine the design, selection, implementation, and optimization of Electronic Health Records (EHR), Hospital Information Systems (HIS), databases, and enterprise health IT infrastructure. Emphasis is placed on practical and strategic applications including interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR), health information exchanges, workflow integration, system evaluation, and the strategic role of health informatics in supporting evidence-based practice, improving clinical outcomes, enhancing operational efficiency, and ensuring regulatory compliance.