Health Care Informatics

LESSON 9 Elements of Health Information Systems LEARNING OUTCOMES ______________________________________________________________________________

In this lesson, you will do the following:

Discuss the fundamental elements of health information systems and how information might be

exchanged between providers and other entities.

READINGS

The following reading assignments are for Lessons 9 through 12:

Gartee Text:

Chapter 4, pp. 74 - 95

Chapter 5, pp. 98 - 126

Chapter 6, pp. 127 - 151

Chapter 9, pp. 208 - 236

Chapter 10, pp. 237 - 259

ACTIVITIES / ASSESSMENTS

The following activities/assessments are for Lessons 9 through 12:

1. Read the assigned pages from the Gartee text.

2. Review the Lecture Notes, Unit 3 PowerPoint, and Voice Pod.

3. Participate in the weekly discussion question.

4. Complete the written assignment.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS

Interoperability Standards

1. On the Internet, research the term “interoperability” and how it might relate to sharing information with an electronic health record.

2. Discuss the challenges and opportunities providers have in sharing information about a specific patient with other health care providers.

PLEASE NOTE: All graded assignments for the lessons in this unit should be grouped together

and submitted as ONE document using the Assignment Submission form accessed from your

course homepage or http://www.sjcme.edu/gps/assignments.