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HINF335 - Health Information Standards

Description

A study of health information standards being deployed and used in Canada and elsewhere. The standards examined include data, messaging and terminology standards such as HL7v2.X, HL7v3, HL7-CDA, IHE, FHIR, ICD10, LOINC, SNOMED CT and nursing terminologies. Topics include the nature of standards, their historical evolution and lifecycles for standards from initial development, distribution to maintenance. Emphasis is on practical knowledge and skills in how to work with standards.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete all of:
      • HINF130 - Introduction to Health Information Technology (1.5)
      • HINF280 - Biomedical Fundamentals (1.5)
    • admission to BSc in Health Information Science or Combined BSc in Health Information Science and Computer Science
  • or permission of the school.

Course offered by

School of Health Information Science

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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