Focuses on in-depth knowledge and skills that can be applied toward entry-level specialist careers in healthcare networking. HIN is a blended curriculum with both online and classroom learning. Presents principles and practicalities needed for information technology professionals who aim to specialize in healthcare network implementations.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Basic information on healthcare settings.
- Principles of security and privacy in healthcare.
- Fundamentals of Information Technology (IT) in healthcare.
- Fundamentals of Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems.
- Basic information on medical practice workflows and how to adjust workflows for Electronic Medical Record implementations.
- Designing a network to support a medical group.
- Designing and implementing Wide Area Network (WAN) Services
- Securing a network for a medical group
- Troubleshooting a network for a medical group
- Supporting a medical group network
*Assess healthcare in the United States.
*Analyze the protocols, safety procedures, and privacy considerations when working in a healthcare environment.
*Demonstrate how the use of Health Information Technology (HIT) applications affects network design.
*Describe the purpose, function and key components of an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
*Identify the benefits and requirements for supporting nationwide HIT interoperability and nationwide HIN.
*Explain the workflow of a medical practice and how that workflow must be adjusted for implementation of Electronic Medical Records.
*Assess the benefits of a hierarchical design and the basic functions of the core, distribution, and access layers.
*Design and configure security requirements for medical data at the access layer.
*Implement wireless security and design considerations into a medical group network.
*Troubleshoot, remotely monitor, and manage a medical group network.
Assessment and Requirements
Students will be assessed based on lab work, standardized multiple choice chapter assessments, a midterm, and a final exam with a hands-on skills based assessment partly developed by Cisco Systems.