HI 5306 Workflow Process Analysis System Development, Human Factors, and Usability

This course teaches the students necessary terminology and how to apply workflow process mapping, analysis, and process (re)design in clinical environments in the scope of electronic health records and other clinical systems. The course will leverage structured system analysis and design and object-oriented analysis & design with associated modeling frameworks. Students will be able to define workflow and system requirements using process modeling notation. The stages of health information system development are taught. Students are introduced to human factors engineering and human-computer interaction, usability evaluation with the goal to enhance quality, patient care experience, efficiency, safety and satisfaction and to reduce costs. This course will teach qualitative, quantitative, and computational methods used for the design,implementation, and evaluation of health information technology in ambulatory, hospital, home health, and other locations where care is delivered.

 

 

Credits

3