Health Informatics and Digital Transformation
Syllabus for course at advanced level
Course Name
Health Informatics and Digital Transformation
Course code : KUKM221105 (Core)
Department : Department of Health Policy and Management
Term : Semester 1
Time commitment : 180 hours
Prerequisites and special admittance requirements
Admitted to the master’s program in Health Policy and Management
Course content
Health policy makers and managers of health organisations need the support of reliable information systems in order to make informed management decisions. Health information system is one of the applied forms of health informatics, a multi-disciplinary branch that uses technology to organise, store, process and manage information to improve health systems and services. This course will discuss various concepts and applications of data, information and knowledge processing methods in the field of medicine and health. In general, health informatics is concerned with algorithms, human aspects, organisations, systems and social networks to optimise the use of information technology in decision-making in healthcare management. There are two domain divisions in this course, namely public health informatics and informatics in health services as well as digital transformation. Both are related to the function of information systems as one of the building blocks of the health system.
The opportunities, challenges and consequences of using information technology in the health sector will be discussed in this course. In addition, various models and characteristics of informatics in the health sector, standards and interoperability are discussed. The concept of information technology strategic planning and information technology evaluation methods are given in general based on experience in the field. Through this course, it is expected that students will understand the potential of informatics to improve management and health services, optimise system development management to avoid unintended consequences and apply various information technology applications that are in accordance with the needs and context of hospital management, health insurance and health policy in general.
Learning objectives
After completing the course the student should be able to:
- Explain the meaning, potential scope and challenges of informatics application in the health system in Indonesia.
- Analyse the legal, ethical and regulatory aspects related to the application of informatics in health care policy and management.
- Describe different types of health data, modalities to collect them, methods of storing and using data from electronic databases in health information systems for decision making.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of information systems and subsystems in health facilities, health insurance agencies and health offices.
- Apply the principles of developing, designing, managing and evaluating health information systems.
- Detect the importance of applying standards and interoperability to integrate various forms of information systems.
- Identify the social impact and strategies to avoid undesirable events on the implementation of health information technology.
- Explain the prospect of implementing e-health, mobile health and telehealth in the health care system in Indonesia.
- Explain the global architecture and needs of health information technology in primary and referral health care facilities.
Topics
- Introduction to health informatics: digital transformation in Indonesia
- Regulatory sandbox and cyber security
- CMIO and health informatics human resources
- Point-of-care system
- Digital health (logistics, asset management, human resource management, bioinformatics)
- Digital maturity of health information system
- Standards and interoperability
- Artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Telemedicine
- Digital transformation framework, digital transformation challenges
- Big data analytics
- Health informatics impact evaluation
Education
The teaching consists of:
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Lessons
- Internship/ research visits
Forms of examination
The course is examined through:
- Quiz in multiple choice question, 5 number in each topic, 20% credits.
- Assignment, writing an essay 500 words and in class group presentation, 40% credits.
- Midterm test, 20% credits
- Final test, 20% credits. Final test is done by sitting in class and writing an essay 500 words.
Required reading
- Edward H. Shortliffe and Marsden S. Blois. Biomedical Informatics: The Science and the Pragmatics. in Biomedical Informatics, Computer Applications in Healthcare and Biomedicine, 4th Edition” E.H. Shortliffe, J.J. Cimino (Eds.), Springer, 2014
- Kenneth W. Goodman, Reid Cushman, and Randolph A. Miller. Ethics in Biomedical and Health Informatics: Users, Standards, and Outcomes in Biomedical Informatics, Computer Applications in Healthcare and Biomedicine, 4th Edition” E.H. Shortliffe, J.J. Cimino (Eds.), Springer, 2014
- Lynn Harold Vogel. Management of Information in Health Care Organizations in Biomedical Informatics, Computer Applications in Healthcare and Biomedicine, 4th Edition” E.H. Shortliffe, J.J. Cimino (Eds.), Springer, 2014
- Informatics in Health Care: Managing Organizational Change Nancy M. Lorenzi and Robert T. Riley in Healthcare information management systems: cases, strategies, and solutions/Marion Ball . . . [et al.], [editors].—3rd ed. 2004. Springer Science+Business Media New York
- Eta S. Berner and Tonya La Lande in Healthcare information management systems: cases, strategies, and solutions/Marion Ball . . . [et al.], [editors].—3rd ed. 2004. Springer Science+Business Media New York
- Justin B. Starren, Thomas S. Nesbitt, and Michael F. Chiang. Telehealth in Biomedical Informatics, Computer Applications in Healthcare and Biomedicine, 4th Edition” E.H. Shortliffe, J.J. Cimino (Eds.), Springer, 2014
- Srinivas R. Pingali, Shankar Prakash and Jyothi R. Korem. Digital Transformation Strategies: Theory and Practice, Sage Publication, 2021