RT 108 Medical Informatics

4 CR

This course will investigate the integration of computer capabilities, information science and health care. This course will include key elements that are driving our national health care system to electronic records and the complex issues that arise in this transition. Issues addressed include methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health and biomedicine. Imaging informatics, PACS systems, RIS (Radiology Information Systems) and HIS (Hospital Information Systems) will be included in this course.
Prerequisite(s): RT 103 with a minimum grade of C