Includes three hours lecture and one hour lab. Fundamentals and tools of systems analysis. Students participate in a systems analysis project for directed practice experience. Focus on health care computer applications and facilities design and layout. Emphasis on personnel management including hiring, discipline, union relations, in-service education, and productivity measurement.
Students develop and present an in-service program.
Research methods and design, including a review of statistical analysis of research data. Also other types of classification systems and nomenclatures will be discussed. Includes three hours lecture and one hour lab. Covers fundamental concepts and health information applications of modern data communications technology. Topics include data communication hardware, media and software, data transmission codes and protocols, planning, designing and using communication networks.