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Apr 19, 2024
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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Healthcare Informatics, B.S.
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The Healthcare Informatics discipline focuses on improving patient care and outcomes through the use of information systems. Healthcare Informaticists accomplish this in three main ways:
- Supporting the healthcare provider,
- Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare organization,
- Empowering the patient to be more involved in his/her own care.
Healthcare Informatics graduates pursue professional careers with hospitals, large clinics, healthcare software vendors, and various state and federal agencies. The combination of healthcare, technical, and interpersonal skills allow graduates to enter these organizations and be productive immediately without the additional training that other traditional technologists may require. Healthcare Informatics is a rapidly growing field that provides graduates the knowledge to impact society through the use of technology.
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Core Requirements
All students must complete the Avila University Core Curriculum as a part of their degree programs. The Core consists of a minimum of 39 credit hours that meet the requirements listed below. Please go to Core Curriculum for more information and to view all Core classes.
Core Foundations (9-11 credit hours)
Foundations requirements provide the basic skills essential for effective participation in other classes as well as the professional world.
Core Pillars & Levels (30 credit hours)
Pillars and Levels requirements address the breadth of knowledge expected of a liberal arts education and challenges students to integrate prior knowledge and create new ideas through higher levels of coursework.
Cross-Application Note: All courses that meet a Pillar also meet a Level and may meet a Designation requirement. Some courses taken for major and/or minor requirements may also meet Core requirements.
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Social Justice & Civic Life Pillar
(6 credit hours required) |
Creativity & Culture Pillar
(6 credit hours required)
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Belief & Reason Pillar
(6 credit hours required) |
Explorations of Nature Pillar
(6 credit hours required) |
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24 credit hours required
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| TRANSFORM LEVEL |
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| 6 credit hours required |
CONTRIBUTE LEVEL |
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Core Designations
Core Component Designations requirements incorporate assignments and experiences focused on developing and deepening student understanding to prepare students for responsible lifelong contributions to the global community.
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Interdisciplinary Studies (IS)
(9 credit hours)
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Global Studies (GS)
(9 credit hours)
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Community Engagement (CE)
(3 credit hours)
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Transfer Students
The Core Component Designations requirement for transfer students is determined by the number of credit hours transferred to Avila University. Please see the Transfer Students page within this catalog.
Cross-Application
As noted above, courses can have multiple designations and thus meet multiple requirements at once.
Example: BI 215 - Humans & the Environment (3) meets all of the following requirements:
- Belief & Reason Nature Pillar
- Transform Level
- Global Studies (GS) Designation
- Major Requirement
Major Requirements
The candidate for the Bachelor of Science degree in Healthcare Informatics must:
Requirement 1.
Complete all general degree requirements as stated in the Core Curriculum .
Requirement 2.
Complete with a grade of “C” or better all Computer Science, Software Engineering, Healthcare Informatics, Nursing, Health, Biology, and Mathematics courses taken.
Technology Requirement
Computer competency will be demonstrated by successful completion of the following course.
Outcomes
In addition to general degree requirements stated in this university catalog, Healthcare Informatics majors will be expected to meet the following program outcomes.
- Acquire the skills necessary to contribute to strategic and tactical planning in utilizing health information systems (HF 340 , HF 440 , HF 450 , NU 453 )
- Evaluate the organizational needs and readiness for new technologies in health information solutions (HF 340 , SF 350 , HF 450 )
- Understand healthcare administration and develop skills necessary to utilize information for healthcare management (NU 453 , HF 450 , HE 101 , HE 124 , HF 340 , SF 350 )
- Understand the language, terminology, ontology acronyms, coding, and classification systems of healthcare and health informatics (HE 124 , HF 220 )
Assessment
The outcomes for the Healthcare Informatics major are assessed through a combination of written and performance examinations, written and performance assignments, practicum and internship supervisor evaluations, and a completed capstone project. HF 499 requires a senior capstone project to be designed, completed, and then presented to major faculty.
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