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College of Applied Medical Sciences

Health informatics

Description:

Health informatics is a discipline that integrates the fields of information, science, systems, and related technologies to enhance their use in the health sciences. It also integrates health and medical data to improve health care, biomedical and clinical research, patient education, management of health care organizations, and health policy.

Method of study
Courses
Degree
Bachelor
School level
University study
Place of study (Male Students)
University City A2
Place of study (female students)
University City E4
Required specialization
Secondary school
Years of study
4 years
Study period
Number of Credit Hours
134
Credits required for graduation
134
Tuition fees
No Tracks
Preference Mechanism for Admission
Secondary school
30%
General Aptitude Test
30%
Achievement test
40%

Educational goals :

1- Acquire the knowledge and skills needed to contribute to the successful implementation and maintenance of healthcare systems.
2- Improving the way data is stored and information is exchanged.
3- Working to provide accurate medical records to increase the quality of medical care provided to patients.
4- Learn how to optimize the use of data to improve healthcare and community health.
5- Developing specialized healthcare applications to improve patient care, advance advanced medical research, and make the healthcare system more efficient and accurate.
6- Review and evaluate health records to assist in obtaining accreditation.
7. Provide appropriate information to decision makers to enable them to act in a transparent and evidence-based manner.

Learning outcomes :

I: Knowledge:
1- Definition of health informatics.
2- Understanding the technical, organizational, and individual issues associated with the changes.
3- Describe the subject material in real situations.
4- Identifying, analyzing and critiquing knowledge.
5- Outlining the issue and identifying and defining the appropriate computing requirements to solve it.
6- Understanding the main systems of local, national and global health service delivery.
7. Describe the implementation of an information-based system based on processes and their components.
8. Knowledge of the methodology and practice of analyzing, designing and implementing health information systems.
Secondly: Cognitive, intellectual and practical skills:
1- Analyze scientific data, including informatics tools to assess the quality of healthcare.
2- The ability to analyze the issue and identify and define the appropriate IT requirements to solve it.
3- Explain critical thinking in most cases and analyze alternative points of view.
4. Summarize the impact of policies, laws, and legislation.
5- The ability of logical analysis of the tools and methods used to improve and develop health services.
Third: Personal and social responsibility:
1- Assess the stakeholders who have an impact on health informatics programs.
2- Clarify ethical, professional, legal, security and legal issues and responsibilities.
3- Discuss the role of community participation in promoting health informatics and social well-being.
4- Explain how to work as a team to achieve a common goal.
5. Know the technical, organizational, and managerial issues that healthcare professionals face in selecting, implementing, and managing
Health information.
IV: Communication skills, information technology, and numerical skills:
1- Explain computer programs and applications.
2- Explain the EHR infrastructure, the required workflows, and the redesign of healthcare facilities.
3- Studying computer networks and reference models developed by the International Standards Organization.
4- Explain how to communicate effectively, both written and oral, with a group of people.
5- Utilizing e-journals and data foundation.
6- Utilize PowerPoint, laptop, and presentation systems.
7- Explain the technologies and techniques used in the development of various applications related to the web and the Internet.

Tracks :

Major Track (Health Informatics)

Career opportunities:

Graduates of the program work as health informatics specialists in a number of sectors, such as:
1- Medical cities and government and private hospitals.
2- Companies implementing eHealth strategies.
3- Health insurance companies.
4- Pharmaceutical companies.
5- Medical device and software suppliers.

The program is accredited by the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Assessment

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