Introduction to Healthcare Informatics

Duration10'

No. of mini-lessons4

ResourcesInfographic

Duration 10'

No. of mini-lessons 4

Resources Infographic

Course overview

Sometimes, healthcare employees face so many things going on that it’s difficult to make decisions about the best care for a patient. But they want to be able to make the best call to treat them. With so many new and emerging health issues, that can be tough.

Thanks to advancements, having the right insights to inform the best care is becoming easier every day. Healthcare informatics is one of those advancements. It aims to improve care for patients by providing more information to facilitate better decision-making.

What's covered

What healthcare informatics is

The ways in which healthcare informatics can improve patient care

Common types of healthcare informatics

Why your teams need this course

For healthcare employees, understanding how to best treat patients is vital for achieving good outcomes. And wherever they work, healthcare informatics can support them in that. This course will explain healthcare informatics and the common types they might need. It will also help them understand how using healthcare informatics can improve the care they provide to patients.