Applied Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Health and Social Care

Course Code:

MDYP1-3

Semester:

1st Semester

Course Hours:

4

ECTS:

7.5


Course Tutors

Tsirintani Maria

See the detailed Course Outline (pdf)

 

Course Outline

The purpose of the course is the acquisition of additional knowledge by the students in order to develop management skills and abilities of the applied Information and Communication Technologies in Health and Welfare that allow them to effectively participate in the operation and decision-making of the Health and Welfare units and in addition the familiarity with the management of the modern information equipment of the health units.The individual objectives of the course:

  • To increase students’ knowledge of applied Information and Communication Technologies in Health and Welfare and their complexity.
  • To introduce students to the concepts of Health Informatics, theories and tools.
  • Familiarization of students with the terminology of the Electronic Health File, the classification, coding and security systems of Health and Telemedicine data.
  • The development of critical awareness through the application of theory in practice.
  • To contribute to the improvement of the students’ written and oral communication skills for the specific topic.

 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • know extensively and actively discuss the structure and characteristics of Health and Welfare Information and Communication Technologies at the various levels of management hierarchy
  • identify the Health IT tools that can support the Health and Welfare units
  • recognize information decision-making systems and expert systems in the field of Health and Welfare
  • understand and distinguish classification, coding and security systems in Health Information Systems
  • develop and organize the administrative content of an Electronic Health Record at the various levels of care and in Telemedicine
  • evaluate from a management point of view the level of integration of a Hospital Information System and propose effective solutions.
  • analyze and support the management, protection and interoperability processes of the digital equipment of Health unitsdraft and present more clearly.