HMI 7560:Management and Application of Electronic Health Records

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: HMI 7510
This course is intended exclusively for students enrolled in the Masters in Healthcare Management and Informatics degree program. This course provides an overview of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) including the management, functional/technical knowledge, and business applicability of EHRs in the contemporary healthcare landscape and meeting the Triple Aim of improving outcomes, reducing cost, and effective healthcare delivery to diverse population groups. VLAB is leveraged in the course to provide students an opportunity to get hands-on-experience with functional EHRs. Additionally, the course leverages cases and real-world scenarios to have an in-depth understanding of the constraints, challenges, and opportunities associated with strategies underlying adoption and management of EHRs at diverse health settings - urban, suburban, rural. This course entails students working in groups and on individual assignments during the semester.