Healthcare Informatics

1)Hardware

a.The computer: anatomy and physiology

i.The CPU

ii.RAMiii.Busesiv.I/O devicesv.Disk drivesvi.Videovii.Network interface

b.Networks: a taxonomy

i.LANii.WANiii.Intranetiv.Internetv.What is a server, router etc.

c.The Internet

i.Historyii.How it worksiii.Limitations

d.Next generation internet/internet

e.Wireless networking

i.Bluetoothii.802.11

2)Software

a.Software: a taxonomy

i.The operating systems (Windows family vs. Linux, Apple)ii.The browseriii.Word processingiv.Spreadsheetsv.Graphicsvi.Email clients

3)Medical Computing

a.The hospital information system: anatomy and physiology

i.Typical layout

1.componentsii.Identifiers – the medical record numberiii.The firewall, the proxyiv.What it does

b.Email

i.For communication with patientsii.For prescribing

c.Electronic Medical Record

i.Definitions ii.Pros/consiii.Universal medical record

1.Where does the record reside2.Clinical data repositories

d.Decision Support

i.Conceptsii.Applications

e.Clinical Information Systems

f.Computerized Physician Order Entry

g.Security, privacy, confidentiality, integrity

i.Encryption

1.Public key2.Private key

ii.VPNs

h.HIPAA

i.History of the legislationii.Current scope/requirements

i.Additional legal considerations pertaining to inter-hospital and interstate virtual practice of medicine

i.Licensureii.Credentialingiii.Malpractice

4)Internet Medicine

a.Teleconsultingb.Telepresencec.Health information on the net

i.Health professional info

1.Medline

ii.Patient info

1.Sources2.Reliability3.Studies on patient/MD usage

5)Devices

a.Portables in medical practice

i.Devicesii.Applicationsiii.Requirementsiv.The future

b.Ubiquitous computers in devices

i.Microprocessors in devices

1.Hospital devices (monitors, pumps)2.Home medical devices

ii.Implanted microchips

1.Cardiac, diaphragmatic, pacemakers2.Spinal cord actuators3.Cochlear, retinal implants

6)The future

a.Artificial intelligence

i.AI in medicine

1.History2.The present

ii.Data miningiii.New AI tools

1.Neural nets2.Genetic algorithm3.Bayes algorithms4.Machine learning5.Case based reasoning6.Fuzzy logic7.Data visualization

iv.Medical applications of AI

1.Smart monitors2.Smart drug delivery

b.Robotics (the computer amplified practitioner)

i.Robotic laboratoriesii.Robotic suits in patient careiii.Robotic surgeryiv.Remote surgery

c.The future

i.Nanomedicine/computers on nanorobots ii.Automated diagnosisiii.Automated providers