This course will cover the fundamentals of informatics as it applies to health care and research. Specific topics will include: radiology, imaging, and nursing informatics; using clinical data for research; overview of bioinformatics; coding in clinical care and billing; terminologies and ontology mapping; security and privacy including HIPAA and HITECH; mobile health and telemedicine; human-computer interaction; decision support; meaningful use; quality reporting; the Affordable Care Act; and clinical laboratory informatics.
