OVERVIEW

Introduction to Health Data & Informatics is organized by Creighton University.

Description:
This course will give you an overview of informatics and its applications in numerous health-related professions. Topics covered in the on-demand modules will provide you with a high-level understanding of data systems and usage.

Modules that will be covered:

What is Health Data – Introduces the concepts of health data including where data is entered, how it is collected, and where data flows.
Introduction to Health Data Standards – Provides an understanding of how health data is organized including terminologies and data standards.
Introduction to Data Governance – Reviews the guidance around health data privacy, security and patient consent grounded in the ethics of data sharing.
Ways to Use Health Data – Introduces the Data Information Knowledge and Wisdom (DIKW) Pyramid to help explore ways health data can be used including population health, quality improvement or value-based reimbursement.
Health Data Representation – Shares examples and exemplars of health data visualization along with basic concepts in human-centered design to explore the best practices in data visualization. Representation of data with considerations to health equity and vulnerable populations will be introduced.

Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to:

Identify the health system infrastructure where enter, collected and flows
Recognize the opportunities and challenges of the current health data infrastructure in healthcare
Describe the importance and intent of health data standards
Explore codes through a variety of data standards including ICD-10, PHI, USCDI, FHIR
Examine the ethics of data sharing related to privacy, security and consent
Understand how and when health data is used across the healthcare system
Determine how health data should be utilized
Convey important considerations when visualizing health data
Compare and contrast health data visualizations