Badge Overview

Issued by Hood College

Badge Description

Offered through The Ruth Whitaker Holmes School of Behavioral and Health Sciences at Hood College, the Fundamentals of Health Informatics badge explores health informatics, an interdisciplinary field that deals with the use of information technology, information science and other tools to manage and analyze data, information and knowledge in healthcare. It will introduce the learner to a wide range of activities, such as the development and use of electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine and data analytics, to improve patient care and population health management as well as the management of healthcare organizations. Health informatics also involves the study of the ethical, legal and social aspects of the use of technology in healthcare. The goal of this course is to show how health informatics can improve the efficiency, effectiveness and safety of healthcare delivery by utilizing technology, information and data to support clinical decision-making, patient engagement and population health management.

Data Analytics Telemedicine Healthcare IT Information Science

Badge Criteria

Aligned Outcomes

• Internal

  Core Competencies

  https://www.hood.edu/offices-services/institutional-assessment/institutional-learning-outcomes GSO_Comm

  Communication

  The badge earner will communicate clearly and effectively in oral, written and/or visual formats, consistent with the standards of their discipline.

• Internal

  Core Competencies

  https://www.hood.edu/offices-services/institutional-assessment/institutional-learning-outcomes GSO_CriReas

  Critical Reasoning

  The badge earner will approach content and tasks with a critical awareness, framed by knowledge and skills appropriate to their discipline.

• Internal

  Core Competencies

  https://www.hood.edu/offices-services/institutional-assessment/institutional-learning-outcomes GSO_ProbSolv

  Problem Solving

  The badge earner will apply advanced disciplinary content knowledge and strategies to understand and address problems and questions relevant to their discipline and to which they have not previously been introduced.

• Internal

  Core Competencies

  https://www.hood.edu/offices-services/institutional-assessment/institutional-learning-outcomes GSO_Div

  Diversity

  The badge earner will recognize and engage diverse ideas, perspectives and/or traditions that inform their discipline, profession and graduate experience.

• Internal

  Core Competencies

  https://www.hood.edu/offices-services/institutional-assessment/institutional-learning-outcomes GSO_Prof

  Professionalism

  The badge earner will engage in legal, ethical and professional behaviors consistent with their discipline, including leadership, teamwork and/or other responsibilities to key stakeholders.