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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SPRING 2009 HMGT 6323: Healthcare Informatics Course Outline Instructor:
Mark F. Thouin, Ph.D.
Office:
SOM 3.217
 Office Phone
: 972-883-4011
Class Hours
: Saturday 8:30 am – 11:15pm
Office Hours
: TBD
E-mail:
mark.thouin@utdallas.edu
 Mandatory Course Materials Text:
“Managing Health Care Information Systems” by Karen Wager, Frances Lee, and John Glaser. Josey-Bass Publishers. 2005. ISBN 0-7879-7468-4.
Readings packet
: HMGT 6323 readings packet in bookstore. The instructor will also supplement course materials with other readings occasionally.
Topic Outline:
Major topics include:
 
 
Healthcare information/data management
 
Clinical information systems
 
Healthcare information technology architecture
 
Security of healthcare information systems
 
IT Governance in healthcare organizations
 
Senior management IT challenges This is an approved core course for the M.S. degree in Healthcare Management. It is also an approved elective course for the M.S. degree in Information Technology Management and the MBA degree.
Course Overview
This course is intended for students in the M.S. in Healthcare Management degree program, as well as MBA students and other School of Management graduate students. Typical career paths would include (but not be limited to) positions as business analyst, IT systems analyst, IT project manager, management consultant, and/or healthcare administrator. Having easy access to timely, complete, accurate and reliable information is critical to the core mission of healthcare organizations, providers, plan sponsors, and the patients they serve. As the demand for healthcare information has increased, so have advances in information technology and investments in these technologies by healthcare organizations. Such advances have the potential to
 
radically change how healthcare services are accessed and delivered in the future (Wager, Lee & Glaser, 2005). The purpose of information technology is to provide a robust resource for the  building, compounding and sustaining of competitive advantage for organizations. As spending on healthcare consumes an ever-increasing percentage of our GDP, healthcare executives must have the knowledge and capabilities to effectively manage both clinical and administrative information within their organizations. As electronic medical records continue to proliferate and replace paper-based medical systems, healthcare managers must be able to develop strategic IT initiatives to leverage access to real-time, relevant administrative and clinical data. This course has been designed to explore the strategic information technology planning and control issues associated with decision making in healthcare organizations. IT provides a framework to understand the types of information systems prevalent in healthcare organizations, evaluate specific strategies related to healthcare IT investments, and understand the ramifications of health data standards and privacy concerns on information management policies. In this course, you will learn how the core competencies of healthcare informatics can be developed and applied using real-world case studies. You will be exposed to specific concepts related to development of IT architecture, sourcing analysis, and valuation of IT investments in healthcare. Upon completion of the course, you should be able to explain the key information requirements for effective health adapt management and decision support, plan and develop the governance and oversight requirements of healthcare IT projects, understand the
specification and selection process of healthcare projects
, and apply these competencies to real-world problems. You will also be exposed to the Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) module within SAP and how it is used to develop  performance management and reporting templates including the balanced scorecard.
Course Format
Classes will include a mixture of lectures, case discussions, published articles, student participation, and class presentation by students. The textbook and readings articles will provide the basis for lectures on various healthcare informatics topics. Students will be evaluated based on a mid-term exam, final exam, group case analysis and presentation, and in-class participation. Lecture notes will be provided electronically via WebCT. It is your responsibility to print and bring a copy to class. Lecture notes are meant only for students who register for this course will not be  provided to students who are not registered. Students are expected to come prepared for the assigned readings prior to class. Occasionally, I will invite guest speakers from industry to lecture on specific topics related to healthcare informatics and discuss specific applications within their organizations.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course. However, it is restricted to UTD graduate students only.
 
Grading:
Course grades will be based on the following components: 1.
 
Class participation (15%)
: You are expected to prepare beforehand for each class,  participate actively in the discussion of cases and readings, and contribute to the learning experience of the class. Attendance will be taken. 2.
 
Group case analysis and presentation (25%)
: The class will be split into groups. Each group will discuss an assigned case in class which I will provide at least three weeks prior to the presentation date. Case analysis and presentation is a group effort, and each presentation should be approximately 40 minutes in duration. 3.
 
Mid-term Exam (30%)
: There will be a take-home mid-term exam. Students will be tested on the course material taught until that time. 4.
 
Final Exam (30%)
: The final exam will be a take-home exam during finals week. Students will be tested on the course material taught through lectures, readings and case discussions.
Mid-term Case
 
Alliant Health System case: Describes a case on IT architecture, governance, and integration.
Case Studies for Classroom Discussion
 
CareGroup case (HBS 2005): Describes a case study on how to manage the IT Infrastructure.
 
“Intermountain Healthcare” Richard Bohmer, Amy Edmondson, HBS case.
 
“Better Medicine through Information Technology” Stanford University case.
 
“EMR Implementation” IDEA Publishing case.
Course Learning Objectives
 
Develop a better understanding of current and emerging issues in healthcare information technology management.
 
Articulate the key issues related to the management, access, and quality of healthcare data.
 
Develop an understanding of the IT architecture for healthcare information management, including sourcing, security and governance decisions.
 
Craft a business case to justify the business value of healthcare IT investments.
 
Develop appropriate performance measurement and reporting mechanisms to plan and evaluate the impact of IT initiatives in healthcare settings.

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