HITSTC

Health Informatics Diploma

Program Description:

Health Informatics Diploma is a professional diploma provides a broad view of current information technology applications and standards in healthcare, challenges of implementation and management of health information technology. The Program is conducted over one-year, one day per week ( 6 hours per day )or two days per week ( 3 hours per day).

Candidates:

The Health Informatics Diploma targets healthcare providers who are interested in the advancement of information technologies in healthcare delivery sector.

Program Structure:

Semester I Course Title:

1. Introduction to Health Informatics
2. Introduction to information and computer science (Part-1)
3. Introduction to health research and statistics
4. Health Management Information System (Part-1)

Semester II Course Title:

1. Introduction to project management
2. Communication, change and leadership
3. Health workflow process analysis and redesign
4. Standards and interoperability
5. Medical coding, ICD-11 and ICHI 

Semester III Course Title:

1. Introduction to information and computer science (Part-2)
2. Health Management Information System (Part-2)
3. Installation and maintenance of health IT systems
4. Health data analytics
5. Final Project