Course: Information systems in Healthcare and E-health

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Course title Information systems in Healthcare and E-health
Course code LBF/ZDA21
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study 2
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kolářová Hana, prof. RNDr. CSc.
Course content
1. Organization of Czech healthcare and health care in the context of information systems. National Health Information System. National eHealth strategy. 2. Basics of computer science: priciple, informations, data, computer science limitations. eHealth. Telemedicine. 3. Database systems: data types and data representation, DBMS (DataBase Management System), data processing in database, database models 4. Information systems: concept and system definition, creation of IS. Hospital information systems (HIS). Computer graphics: image representation, characteristics and image processing, PACS. 5. Computer network: protocol principles in the Internet (TCP/IP) 6. Security: security and data protection principles

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook), Observation, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Training in job and motor Skils
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students organization of Czech health care in the context of information systems. The course provides students basic information in the areas of information and database systems, computer networks and image processing. Students will also learn about the principles of data security.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Analysis of Activities ( Technical works), Dialog

Individual thesis presentation of selected projects in health care information systems and e-health. 100% attendance at practicals.
Recommended literature
  • Bourek, A. (2011). General Principles and Logic of Quality Management in Health and Healthcare. In MOUMTZOGLOU A. a KASTANIA A. E-Health Systems Quality and Reliability: Models and Standards. Hershey PA: Medical Information Science Ref. IGI.
  • Munz, J. (2011). Informační technologie ve zdravotnictví - Informační systémy. ČVUT Praha.
  • Řepa, V. (2012). Procesně řízená organizace. Praha: Grada.
  • Špunda, M., Dufek, J. a kol. (2007). Zdravotnická informatika. Karolinum, Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Study plan (Version): Public Health (2019) Category: Health service 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter