Information Technology in Healthcare
This course prepares graduate-entry nursing students to apply health information technology, informatics, and data analytics to enhance the quality, safety, and equity of patient care. Through case-based learning, hands-on exploration of electronic health records and clinical decision support systems, analysis of real and simulated data, and structured discussion of emerging technologies - such as artificial intelligence and telehealth - students examine how digital tools influence clinical workflows, decision-making, and patient outcomes.
Emphasis is placed on ethical and evidence-informed technology use, including privacy and cybersecurity, interoperability, mitigation of algorithmic bias, and equitable access to digital health resources. By the end of the course, learners will be able to critically evaluate and ethically apply health technologies to support data-driven clinical decisions, optimize care processes, collaborate across disciplines, and contribute to technology-enabled quality improvement initiatives in diverse healthcare settings.
Outcomes: Evaluate electronic health record systems, clinical decision support tools, and health information technologies to optimize nursing workflows, enhance interprofessional communication, and improve patient safety outcomes; Analyze clinical and population health data using informatics principles to identify patterns, interpret trends, and support evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives; Assess emerging healthcare technologies and their implementation in clinical practice, including impact on care delivery, patient outcomes, and implications for health equity; Evaluate informatics policies, privacy and security standards, and interoperability frameworks to ensure ethical technology use, protect patient data, and promote equitable access to health information.
Emphasis is placed on ethical and evidence-informed technology use, including privacy and cybersecurity, interoperability, mitigation of algorithmic bias, and equitable access to digital health resources. By the end of the course, learners will be able to critically evaluate and ethically apply health technologies to support data-driven clinical decisions, optimize care processes, collaborate across disciplines, and contribute to technology-enabled quality improvement initiatives in diverse healthcare settings.
Outcomes: Evaluate electronic health record systems, clinical decision support tools, and health information technologies to optimize nursing workflows, enhance interprofessional communication, and improve patient safety outcomes; Analyze clinical and population health data using informatics principles to identify patterns, interpret trends, and support evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives; Assess emerging healthcare technologies and their implementation in clinical practice, including impact on care delivery, patient outcomes, and implications for health equity; Evaluate informatics policies, privacy and security standards, and interoperability frameworks to ensure ethical technology use, protect patient data, and promote equitable access to health information.