Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities

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Health Care IT: Challenges and Opportunities

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About this course: A strong argument can be made that the health care field is one of the most information-intensive sectors in the U.S. economy and avoidance of the rapid advances in information technology is no longer an option. Consequently, the study of health care information technology and systems has become central to health care delivery effectiveness. This course covers the modern application of information technology that is critical to supporting the vision and operational knowledge of the health care leaders in managing the health care organization. Heath care decision-makers have to meet head-on the dynamic challenges of health care delivery quality, cost, access, and regul…

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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan . 

  • Free plan: No certicification and/or audit only. You will have access to all course materials except graded items.
  • Paid plan: Commit to earning a Certificate—it's a trusted, shareable way to showcase your new skills.

About this course: A strong argument can be made that the health care field is one of the most information-intensive sectors in the U.S. economy and avoidance of the rapid advances in information technology is no longer an option. Consequently, the study of health care information technology and systems has become central to health care delivery effectiveness. This course covers the modern application of information technology that is critical to supporting the vision and operational knowledge of the health care leaders in managing the health care organization. Heath care decision-makers have to meet head-on the dynamic challenges of health care delivery quality, cost, access, and regulatory control. Additionally, this course integrates the Healthcare Information System as integral to the Quality Assurance Tracking Programs including measurement of systems inputs, processes, and outputs with special emphasis on systems outcomes research and organizational accountability to its various stakeholders, not the least of which are government regulators.

Who is this class for: General interest Professional or Graduate

Created by:  Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

  • Taught by:  Bruce J Darrow, MD, PhD, VICE PRESIDENT MSHS | President's Office ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Medicine, Cardiology ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Population Health Science and Policy

    Cardiology

  • Taught by:  Nicholas G Genes, MD, PhD, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Emergency Medicine ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Genetics and Genomic Sciences

    Emergency Medicine
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Syllabus


WEEK 1


Where are we today and how did we get here? The legal and regulatory framework of Health IT



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  1. Video: Welcome to the course
  2. Reading: Dr. Bruce J Darrow's Bio
  3. Reading: Dr. Nicholas Genes' Bio


Module 1



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  1. Video: Module 1: Interview: Bruce Darrow with Kumar Chatani


Module 2



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  1. Video: Module 2: What Make IT Easy?


Module 3



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  1. Video: Module 3: What Makes Health IT Hard?


Module 4



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  1. Video: Module 4: Why Health IT Now?

Graded: Week 1: Quiz

WEEK 2


A Patient’s Perspective to Health IT



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  1. Video: Module 1: What Patients Tell Us They Want From Health IT (Part 1)
  2. Video: Module 1: What Patients Tell Us They Want From Health IT (Part 2)


Module 2



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  1. Video: Module 2: Patient Self-Service with Health IT


Module 3



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  1. Video: Module 3: The Failure and Promise of Personal Health Records

Graded: Week 2: Quiz

WEEK 3


A Patient’s guide to the Doctors’ Secret World of technology



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  1. Video: Module 1: Interview: Bruce Darrow with Wen Dombrowski (Part 1)
  2. Video: Module 1: Interview: Bruce Darrow with Wen Dombrowski (Part 2)
  3. Video: Module 1: Interview: Bruce Darrow with Wen Dombrowski (Part 3)


Module 2



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  1. Video: Module 2: The office visit


Module 3



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  1. Video: Module 3: The emergency department


Module 4



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  1. Video: Module 4: The hospital

Graded: Week 3: Quiz

WEEK 4


A Focus on Digital Medicine



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  1. Video: Module 1: Panel Interview: Nick Genes, Sudipto Srivastava, Matt Grob, Ashish Atreja (Part 1)
  2. Video: Module 1: Panel Interview: Nick Genes, Sudipto Srivastava, Matt Grob, Ashish Atreja (Part 2)
  3. Video: Module 1: Panel Interview: Nick Genes, Sudipto Srivastava, Matt Grob, Ashish Atreja (Part 3)


Module 2



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  1. Video: Module 2: Why Digital Medicine Is So Easy… And So Hard


Module 3



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  1. Video: Module 3: Mobile health
  2. Video: Module 3: Wearables
  3. Video: Module 3: Jen Hajj interview


Module 4



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  1. Video: Module 4: Telehealth


Module 5



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  1. Video: Module 5: Digital Data Analytics

Graded: Week 4: Quiz

WEEK 5


The rise of the electronic medical record - Beyond EHRs



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  1. Video: Module 1: Interview Bruce Darrow with Kristin Myers


Module 2



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  1. Video: Module 2: EMR functions (how EMR actually works)


Module 3



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  1. Video: Module 3: Interview Bruce Darrow with David Reich


Module 4



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  1. Video: Module 4: History of Health IT


Module 5



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  1. Video: Module 5: Beyond Your EMR


Module 6



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  1. Video: Module 6: Prescription Managment

Graded: Week 5: Quiz
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