Health Informatics - Spokane Community College

Health Informatics from Spokane Community College is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Program Description The Health Informatics certificate program will provide the students with the skills necessary to reorganize the work of a health care provider to take full advantage of the features of health information technology in pursuit of meaningful use of health information technology to improve health and care. Utilizing the curriculum mandated by the office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), the Health Informatics students will be prepared to assist providers in implementing electronic health records to improve health care quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness. Students entering this certificate program should have a background in either information technology and/or health care. Successful applicants will likely: have a minimum of 3 years recent experience in either health care or informational technology , or have recently successfully completed either a health care-related or information technology-related degree or certificate program, or in the case of a current health care or information technology student, be very close to completion of their program. Program Goals Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to: Document the workflow and information management models of the practice. Conduct user requirements analysis to facilitate workflow design Develop revised workflow and information management models for the practice based on meaningful use of a certified EHR product. Revised models will anticipate implementation of: (1) General practice automation (e.g., appointment scheduling) to the extent not yet implemented; (2) Electronic documentation and results review; (3) Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE); (4) Clinical Decision Support (CDS); (5) Health information exchange to include sending of lab orders and receipt of results using CPOE, quality improvement and reporting, E-Prescribing; (6) Other EHR functionalities as required by the Stage 1 Meaningful Use definition for 2011 and its evolution into Stage 2 in 2013 and Stage 3 in 2015. As the practice implements the EHR, work directly with practice personnel to implement the revised workflow and information management model. Working with practice staff, develop a set of plans to keep the practice running if the EHR system fails. Working with practice staff, evaluate the new processes as implemented, identify problems and changes that are needed, and implement these changes. Design processes and information flows for the practice that accommodate quality improvement and reporting. Career Opportunities Employment opportunities for graduates of approved health information technology programs are excellent. Changing standards and governmental regulations cause the volume and complexity of the health record system to be dynamic and challenging. Types of facilities utilizing health information technology professionals include those providing inpatient care, ambulatory care, long-term care, psychiatric care, cancer registry, and medical insurance providers. View more details on Spokane Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.