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Healthcare Technology and Informatics
Course: NUR402

First Term: 2024 Fall
 Lecture   3.0 Credit(s)   3.0 Period(s)   3.0 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S- Standard


Description: Exploration of various modalities and integration of healthcare technology and informatics to manage and communicate data, advance health information literacy, and improve patient outcomes. Focus on components, applications, problem solving, and data management strategies.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Assess the role of nursing informatics in improving patient outcomes in a variety of settings. (I-III)
2. Analyze current trends and tools used to access health information and improve health information literacy among diverse populations. (I-III) 
3. Discuss potential legal and ethical issues associated with electronic information systems including the management of a confidential and secure environment. (I-IV)
4. Describe nursing informatics and its role in the management of healthcare information. (I-IV) 
5. Evaluate the impact of electronic health, mobile health, and telehealth on health care delivery. (II, IV) 
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Overview of nursing informatics
   A. Information science
   B. Information systems 
II. Considerations in nursing informatics
   A. Diverse populations
   B. Current trends and tools
   C. Cybersecurity
   D. Competencies and standards
   E. Future developments
III. Functional areas of nursing informatics
   A. Healthcare administration
   B. Systems analysis
   C. Education and professional development
   D. Technology implementation
      1. Telehealth
         a. Nursing aspects of telehealth
         b. Telehealth patient populations and settings
         c. Legal, ethical, and regulatory issues
         d. Cybersecurity and confidentiality issues
         e. Mobile health
      2. Healthcare technologies
         a. Robotic surgery
         b. Robotic limbs
         c. Nanotechnology
         d. Artificial intelligence
         e. Remote patient monitoring
         f. Patient watch monitoring
         g. Other
   E. Compliance
   F. Quality and performance improvement
   G. Policy development
   H. Research
IV. Healthcare organization information systems
   A. Types
      1. Electronic Medical Record (EMR) 
      2. Electronic Health Record (EHR)
      3. Practice management 
      4. Master patient index
      5. Patient portals
      6. Clinical decision support 
      7. Other
   B. Uses
      1. Order entry
      2. Reporting patient outcomes
      3. Data analytics
      4. Collaborative care
      5. Communication
      6. Cost control
      7. Population health management
      8. Patient information/literacy
      9. Other
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: May 23, 2023

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