MED INF 404 Health Care Enterprise Operations
Course Description
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This course examines the operations of the entire healthcare organization and its management,
including the role of management and the Board of Directors, the physician organization, clinical practice and organization, nursing services, managing facilities and resources, personnel and staffing, finance, information technology, and marketing In each section the relevant information systems and services will be outlined and additional reading provided. Prerequisite: MED INF 401 or permission of instructor. During the course the students will place themselves into the role of a mid level manager within a healthcare organization. While information technology is key component of the healthcare organization, in this course it will be discussed mostly from the additional readings in the discussion section. |
Instructor: Sameer Badlani
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Learning Goals
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The goals of this course are to:
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Text
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The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization, by John R. Griffith and Kenneth R. White
6th ed., 2007 ISBN-13: 978-1-56793-258-4 |
This book is the definitive resource on managing all aspects of a healthcare delivery organization-from attracting patients to improving the quality of care to managing the physical plant. This new edition includes extensively updated chapters on information systems, performance measurement and quality improvement, physician organization design, clinical support services, and nursing. Not strictly hospital-based, the book emphasizes the importance of the continuum of care and includes a new chapter on prevention and non-acute services. This practical guide includesnumerous graphs, charts, and figures. The first edition of this book won the prestigious American College of Healthcare Executives Hamilton Book Award.
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My take away from this course:
New health care technologies, medications, treatments, and procedures are being developed rapidly, and clinicians are expected to incorporate them into their daily practices. Clinicians are also expected to assimilate both old and new knowledge, apply that knowledge to their patients, remember each patient's individual health status and background, and communicate quickly with patients, hospitals, and other providers.
In the past, meeting these expectations has often been difficult because systems to organize, store, and retrieve medical and patient information had not been developed. But today, computer systems exist that can help clinicians meet each of these challenges.
Medical informatics deals with all aspects of understanding and promoting the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of information in health care.
Traditionally, the process of organizing, storing, integrating, and retrieving medical and patient information has been paper based. But paper-based systems are inefficient for managing enormous amounts of medical and patient information that can affect patient care.
The conventional medical record may be illegible because it is hand written and poorly organized, making it difficult for physicians to locate the information they need about past medical tests and their results.
Patients who visit more than one health care provider have several medical records, which often are not shared with other physicians, laboratories, and hospitals. Patient information then becomes fragmented, which can cause delays, disruptions, or errors in patient care.
New health care technologies, medications, treatments, and procedures are being developed rapidly, and clinicians are expected to incorporate them into their daily practices. Clinicians are also expected to assimilate both old and new knowledge, apply that knowledge to their patients, remember each patient's individual health status and background, and communicate quickly with patients, hospitals, and other providers.
In the past, meeting these expectations has often been difficult because systems to organize, store, and retrieve medical and patient information had not been developed. But today, computer systems exist that can help clinicians meet each of these challenges.
Medical informatics deals with all aspects of understanding and promoting the effective organization, analysis, management, and use of information in health care.
Traditionally, the process of organizing, storing, integrating, and retrieving medical and patient information has been paper based. But paper-based systems are inefficient for managing enormous amounts of medical and patient information that can affect patient care.
The conventional medical record may be illegible because it is hand written and poorly organized, making it difficult for physicians to locate the information they need about past medical tests and their results.
Patients who visit more than one health care provider have several medical records, which often are not shared with other physicians, laboratories, and hospitals. Patient information then becomes fragmented, which can cause delays, disruptions, or errors in patient care.