School of Allied Medical Sciences
Course Description Guide
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Information Management
(HIM)
Programname and definition:
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Information Management (HIM)
CourseNamesCredits:
The total number of credits includes as follows:
Compulsory dedicated units / 20CreditsOptional dedicated units / 8 Credits
Thesis / 20Credits
Total / 48Credits
Table A. CompensatoryUnits for Doctor of Philosophy in Health Information Management (HIM)
Prerequisite / Hour(s) / Credit(s) / Course Title / codeTotal / Prac. / The. / Total / Prac. / The.
- / 26 / 17 / 9 / 1 / 0.5 / 0.5 / Medical Informatics Systems / 01
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Health Information Management / 02
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Specialized English / 03
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Analyzing Management Theories / 04
- / 51 / - / 51 / 3 / - / 3 / Data Structure and Programming / 05
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Diseases Classification And Nomenclature Systems / 06
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Health Economics / 07
- / 51 / - / 51 / 3 / - / 3 / Operational Research / 08
- / - / - / - / 17 / 0.5 / 16.5 / Total
Table B.Compulsory Units for Doctor of Philosophy in Health Information Management (HIM)
Prerequisite / Hour(s) / Credit(s) / Course Title / codeTotal / Prac. / The. / Total / Prac. / The.
- / 51 / 34 / 17 / 2 / 1 / 1 / Designing And Developing Health Information Systems1 / 09
09 / 51 / 34 / 17 / 2 / 1 / 1 / Designing And Developing Health Information Systems2 / 10
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Data Mining And Knowledge-Based Systems / 11
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Managing Healthcare Information Systems / 12
- / 68 / 34 / 34 / 3 / 1 / 2 / Intelligent Methods Of Health Information Systems / 13
- / 51 / - / 51 / 3 / - / 3 / Electronic Health Records / 14
- / 51 / - / 51 / 3 / - / 3 / Improvement Methods And Data Quality Management / 15
- / 51 / - / 51 / 3 / - / 3 / Research Seminar / 16
- / - / - / - / 20 / - / 20 / Thesis / 17
- / - / - / - / 40 / - / - / Total
Table. Optional Units for Doctor of Philosophy in Health Information Management (HIM)
Prerequisite / Hour(s) / Credit(s) / Course name / codeTotal / Prac. / The. / Total / Prac. / The.
- / 51 / - / 51 / 3 / - / 3 / Health Informatics / 18
- / 51 / - / 51 / 3 / - / 3 / Communication Network In Healthcare System / 19
07 / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Health Information Economy / 20
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Project Management of Health Information Systems / 21
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Modern Technologies in Health Information Management / 22
- / 34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Clinical Governance Information System / 23
- / 51 / 34 / 17 / 2 / 1 / 1 / Advanced Statistical Methods in Data Analysis / 24
34 / - / 34 / 2 / - / 2 / Health Observatory And Monitoring System / 25
- / 18 / 1 / 17 / Total
Title:Medical informatics systems
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits: 1
Type of the Course: theoretical- Practical
getting acquainted with a personal computer and recognizing its functioning as well as windows operating systems , learning how to install and fix them , learning how to work with useful and vital applications learning how to use the library patterns as well as methods of searching in databases , being aware of library services of the university ,recognizing the internet well known browsers in order to work with searching engines and getting to know the important and useful sites of the own related field of study , learning how to use electronic post for file and letter submission and receiving ,recognizing pc hardwares and the accessories , recognizing the function and importance of any hardware and accessories ,getting to know the operating systems , understanding the history of operating systems specially Windows ,finding out the capability and traits of an operating system ,figuring how to use Help of Windows ,identifying the useful computer applications , recognizing vital databases and experimental-practical softwares of the related field of study ,introducing and finding out the terminology of information ( reforming ) ,recognizing databases like Biological Abstract , Embase , Medline and so on ,recognizing text-full electronic magazines existing on a compacted disk and methods of searchings in it , getting to know the informative ( reforming ) networks , finding out about important web browsers and learning them in all aspects , comprehending how to set an internet browser for connecting to the network , knowing how to work and search with important search engines , getting to know some well-known and vital sites in the related field of study .
Title: Health Information Management
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits: 2
Type of the Course: theory
Familiarity and the use of information management in health care organizations,data quality and management.
Health information management is a professional that attentions to health care data, and healthcare information resource management.
This professional cares about the nature, structure and translates the data into usable information forto advance the health of individuals and populations focuses on health care
. Health information professional’s collect, primary and secondary data, integrate and distribute information and analysis. They also manage sources of information on research, planning, delivery and evaluation of health care services.The definition of professional health information management (development of professional training programs, the creation of institutions, professional codes of ethics) Role of Health Information Administrators differences in the past and the future.Strategic and operational management concepts and information resources, information resources in the health care system (primary and secondary) A collection of minimal data. Health care data types. Minimum Data Set. Data quality. Reporting and production data.
Title: Specialized English
Prerequisite:None
No. of Credits: 2
Type of the Course: theory
Improving academic 12 English language skills , translating specialized texts , realizing the methods of authorizing new 12 English articles , Using the skills considering provided articles in the related field of study , Proving information by improving the methods of abstracting , improving the skills of translation by correct methods of writing and reversing English sentences to Persian and vice versa , Authorizing C.V considering standard method of Resumes, Being capable of concluding an article or a thesis in English.
Title: Analyzing Management Theories
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits: 2
Type of the Course: Theoretical
Identification and analysis of the management theory and management tasks from the past and
Care Information Management Effective and efficient management of social organizations such as care institutions need to analyze the actual structure ,organizational processes and their relationship with other relevant organizations and environmental factors . Obviously these studies and scientific analysis requires knowledge of various theories and theories of management and organization. In order to use them as appropriate care institutions such as hospitals and units (IU) of them, including medical records and information management surveillance Care by applying cutting-edge scientific methods of management and administration of the properties.
Management
. Management process and its challenges. An overview of the evolution of management theory and analysis. A review of the duties. Human Resources Management. New management styles.
Title: Data Structure and Programming
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits: 3
Type of the Course: Theoretical
Training the important data structure of a computer and the related algorithms , Analyzing the algorithms and their complexity , knowing the recursive algorithm and its executive orders , getting to know one-dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays and the way of storing them in the memory as well as their algorithms , showing the functions of queues and types of them ( ringing and regular ones ) , realizing the use of queues , Defining the meanings and concepts of a tree , knowing the way of showing them and finding out about any types of them , recognition of graphs , defining the related formulas , showing graphs and functioning them in different ways , getting to know the spanning tree , realizing the uses of graphs , recognition of Sorting algorithms such as : insert-bubble-quick-heap-tree-merge .
Title: Diseases Classification and Nomenclature Systems
Prerequisite:None
No. of Credits: 2
Type of the Course: Theoretical
Recognition of classification and nomenclature of disease systems , Providing methods for improvement of coding quality , getting familiar with national and international organizations like : WHO , HCFA . realizing the methods of establishing Classification and nomenclature of disease, recognition of the categories of national diseases such as ICD-10-AM , ICD-10-CA , ICD-10-CM .Classification of procedures and interventions such as: ICHI –ACHI -ICCI- ICD.10.PCS getting to categorize external cause of injuries like NCECI , ICECI. knowing the Classification and nomenclature systems in nursing like NANDA , NOC , NIC . categorizing first cares and the reasons of referring such as ICPC , ICHPPC , RFV , RFEC . finding out about methods of choosing categorizing and nomenclature systems for coding in different healthcare centers , getting to know the job opportunities for healthcare coders , realizing the responsibilities of coders in different healthcare centers , examining the reasons of malpractice and existing defections in coding processes and methods of coding quality improvement , Documentation of medical records and their impact on coding , proving related information by students
Title: Health Economics
Prerequisite:None
No. of Credits: 2
Type of the Course: 2 unit theory
Understanding the implications of the strategy and economic of health economics and build the capacity of health care systems.
Methods of applying the principles and concepts of microeconomics in analyzing the behavior of consumers, firms and governments in the field of health care are introduced. This understanding introduces the paves the way for economic assessment of the key issues raised in the context of health systems. Economy and health. Market health care system. Market structure in health. Analysis of the cost structure of the health market. Non-profit hospitals and theory. The mechanism of resource allocation in the health system. The cost of the health system analysis. Risk and insurance. Development priorities and identify targets
Title: Operational Research
Prerequisite:
No. of Credits: 3
Type of the Course: Theoretical
Recognition of different modeling techniques and solving mathematical programming issues , Emphasizing on the uses of mathematical programming in hospitals and healthcare centers , getting familiar with linear programming and integer programming modeling , recognizing the Graphical approach in cases of linear programming modeling , getting to know the branch algorithm and limitations in integer programming modeling , Introducing different states of decision making ( in states of confident , risk and unconfident ) and the related tree , Introducing multiple criteria decision making models , Introducing multiple indicators decision making models: AHP , TOPSIS , SAW . Introducing multiple aimed decision making models , Reviewing the possibilities and introducing queue models , Introducing applications for mathematical modeling .
Title: Designing and Developing Health Information Systems 1
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits: 2
Type of the Course: Theory and Experimental
Integration of technology for systems , Designing and analyzing systems , getting to know the functions of Agile Approach , CASE TOOL . designing and establishing object oriented systems , Choosing methods of system establishment , showing the systems graphically ,
Showing the Use Case model and organizational culture .
Analyzing information requirements : methods of compiling information ( interview , JAD , questionnaire ) , simple methods of gathering information ( sampling , examining , checking the behavior of decision makers , observing the physical environment ) , establishing and developing prototypes , RAD , Agile Modeling and comparing Agile Modeling with structured methods ,
Determining human requirements by using data flow approaches , establishing and developing data flow diagrams , getting to know physical and logical data flow , participating in the use of data flow diagrams , recognizing data dictionary and data warehouse, creating data dictionary and using them , getting familiar with decision making charts and decision making tree , recognition of object oriented and UML content , Use Case modeling , getting to know activity diagrams and connection diagrams as well as Class Diagrams . developing Class diagrams and State chart diagrams . using UML and finding out about its impact on modeling .
Title: Designing and Developing Health Information Systems2
Prerequisite:Designingand Developing Health Information Systems 1
No. of Credits: 2
Type of the Course: Theory and Experimental
Data base concepts and normalizationHuman- computer interaction (HCI) .How To Design Input Data Fields and procedures for efficient and effective data collectionIntroduction to ensure data quality through validationIntroduction to Software Quality Assurance and Its ImplementationDeveloping software for training information system’s usersSecurity and crisis planning of traditional and web-based systems .The need to evaluate new systems and propose an appropriate assessment techniquesDesigning Effective OutputDesigning gadget، widget، dashboardElectronic commerce website design
Title: Data Mining and Knowledge-Based Systems
Prerequisite: noun
No. of Credits: 2
Type of the Course: Theoretical
Comprehending the concept of data mining and knowledge discovery as well as data warehouse and knowledge-based systems , Understanding knowledge management generally and specially in health criteria , Defining data , information , knowledge and wisdom .
explaining information theories , data chains through knowledge and data chains through wisdom , understanding the data analyzing paradigms and learning about the machines , getting familiar with ontologies , defining and discovery of knowledge stages ( data mining ) and explaining the required infrastructures for knowledge creation , explaining Data warehouse , Data mart , OLAP and Decision support system , Managing the knowledge , Explaining the urgency and philosophy of data mining or knowledge discovery in health area , recognizing the ontology and managing knowledge in health area , explaining the knowledge discovery in the health area practically
Title: Managing Healthcare Information Systems
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits: 2
Type of the Course: 2 unit theory
The overall goal of this course is a comprehensive introduction to important aspects and theories in the field of health management information systems to being able to direct and manage information systems from the design stage to implementation. Organization of health information technology services, development of job descriptions for staff involved in information systems orders, role and tasks of CIO, Financial aspects of management information systems, change management, factors affecting success and failure management information systems, selection and purchase of information systems, Methods to analyze information systems needs, strategic plan, health information systems, organizational and human aspects of management information system implementation, alignment of strategic plans and strategic plans of health information systems, information systems life cycle.
Title: IntelligentMethods of Health Information Systems
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits:3(2 Theoretical and 1 practicalunits)
Type of the Course: theory and practical
Introducing the modernization , explaining the issue and the searching atmosphere , getting to know the degree of temporal complexity of issues , getting familiar with the principles of modernizing networks , Learning with and without supervisions , recognizing the basics of decision making by the help of computers , Getting to know the Self Organization Maps and Support Vector Machine , Learning the primary concepts of artificial intelligence and expert systems as well as methods of searching , getting familiar with Prolog programming , Getting acquainted with the mail concepts of Neural Networks , perception , background propagation and recurrent networks , getting familiar with genetic algorithm and Fuzzy Logic , Studying the ability of Matlab software in the neural networks and fuzzy logic .
Title: Electronic Health Records
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits: 3
Type of the Course: Theoretical
Course objective :
Recognition of the designing steps of implementation of performance and maintenance of Electronic Health Records as well as technical and architectural instructions , knowing the data quality in the implementation of EHR on the basis of web , Teaching the concepts of Medical Computer Records such as : AMR , CMR , EMR , EPR , HER . Getting to know the content of EHR and its difference with PHR , Recognizing the structure standards and HER Content such as : CCR,CDA,CCD,MML EHR COM,OPEN EHR . Getting acquainted with the EHR Generating system and its implementation infrastructures , Getting to know the EHR Generating system and its architecture in the USA , Recognizing the effective factors of designing and implementing the EHR , Designing strategies for EHR , valuation of providing health services and requirements of using EHR , Finding out about the characteristics and the urgency requirements of EHR , implementation and maintenance of EHR , Getting familiar with technical instructions of EHR in the web , data mining and discovery of knowledge in EHR , knowing the EHR and its impact on the quality of patient caring .
Title: Improvement Methods and Data Quality Management
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits: 3
Type of the Course: Theoretical
Understand the overall concept, particularly in the information and Understanding the need for improved methods and quality management and development of validation within the scope of health care information.The definition of quality and its history.
Concepts:
Audit , accreditation, assessment, evaluation , control & ,monitorAnd control concepts, quality assurance, continuous quality improvement, Kaizen and TQMExplaining the nature of the data. Explain the attributes or characteristics of data quality and expressed the need for data quality in information systems mechanized. Explain the nature of health data related to health. Explain the attributes or characteristics of data quality health care. Explain the quality control mechanisms for health care information. Validation health care organizations. Standards related to health data.
Title: Research Seminar
Prerequisite: None
No. of Credits: 3
Type of the Course:Theoretical
At the end of the subsequent master guide must be at least a research paper published in a journal covered by the ISI.An overview of the topics of research methods and style of writing. Review articles. Choose a theme. Research done. Paper prepared. Presentation or the result of research carried out for speech.
Title: Thesis
Prerequisite: -
No. of Credits: 20
Type of the Course:Theoretical
Application of theoretical methods learned during the course for presenting useful and practical solutions in order to improve efficiency of health information management , Choosing subjects , Implementation of all researching steps and providing the final report as well as defending the thesis according to contents of educational regulations in Ph.D courses .
Title: Health informatics
Prerequisite:None
No. of Credits: 3
Type of the Course:Theoretical
Recognition of subjects related to informatics in health fields , improvement of providing health services , strengthening the patients , managing the information effectively , developing the strategies related to technology , Managing the information , studying the effective factors of development and putting these strategies in work , studying information technology in health and analyzing the strengths and weaknesses , Creating and managing health information in these fields , checking the existing obstacles in management and dissemination of knowledge ,