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Johns Hopkins University

The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics

Improving health and healthcare institutions requires understanding of data and creation of interventions at the many levels at which health IT interact and affect the institution. These levels range from the external “world” in which the institution operates down to the specific technologies. Data scientists find that, when they aim at implementing their models in practice, it is the “socio” components that are both novel to them and mission critical to success. At the end of this course, students will be able to make a quick assessment of a health informatics problem—or a proposed solution—and to determine what is missing and what more needs to be learned. Who Is This Class For? Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and other allied health professionals interested in expanding their understanding of digital health, big data, health information systems, and the unintended consequences of disruptive innovation in the healthcare system. The course is also aimed at those with technical, engineering, or analytics backgrounds who want to understand the nuances of those topics when it comes to healthcare.

Status: Medical Imaging
Status: Health Information Management and Medical Records
BeginnerCourse9 hours

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DG

5.0Reviewed Jun 13, 2020

Content and delivery are very clear and concise, would appreciate some more reading material or reference list for each module but otherwise a wonderful learning resource.

DR

5.0Reviewed Jan 23, 2021

I learned a lot about the concept of STACK social and technical application of health informatics.

GB

4.0Reviewed Apr 21, 2020

As a healthcare worker, I did not pay much attention to health informations systems, this course has integrated and expanded my worldview

LC

4.0Reviewed Dec 31, 2022

Informative course, I learned about the definition of Health Informatics and related about it. Good course to learn especially about Health IT which also can help in your work.

EA

5.0Reviewed Dec 21, 2020

New to this field yet inspired and motivated to learn and pursue a career in health informatics. Excellent presentation with clarity and knowlwdge -based information.

MS

5.0Reviewed Jul 7, 2019

This course is great for beginners in the field of Health Informatics. I really enjoyed it and learnt some new fundamentals concepts and models. Thanks for the effort put in this course

DM

5.0Reviewed Jan 1, 2021

Good start to the specialization, very comprehensive, slides are informative, quizzes are challenging.

RB

4.0Reviewed Jul 1, 2020

It;s a very interesting course overall. More practical exercises could be more useful instead of tests.

CB

5.0Reviewed Feb 5, 2021

This was bit harder but a great course and I learnt a lot from it. Basics of public health informatics and hope to keep in mind until the carrier ends. Thank you for the team!

SM

5.0Reviewed Oct 12, 2020

This course was very informative and helped me learn new things that i can apply in my life. This can definitely help me in the future.

YD

4.0Reviewed May 8, 2022

Very interesting. Large amount of information on basic concepts of health informatics. Well explained.

SJ

5.0Reviewed Jan 31, 2023

its a very good module,that cover basics of informatics in all specialitits in medical sector

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