CPE7603

Contemporary issues in health informatics

(MED)

Associate Professor B Cesnik

6 points + 4 hours per week + First semester + Second semester + off campus distributed learning + Prerequisites: CPE7601

Synopsis: How healthcare practitioners need to interact with current information. The role of electronic patient summaries, direct order entry with interactive decision support and analysis of resource utilisation and outcomes to identify best practice. The role of the Internet and its associated technologies as they affect health care options. Evaluation methodologies for health informatics.

Assessment: Critical review/evaluation project: 60% + Written assignment: 40%