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Apr 30, 2024
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HCA 155 - Technology and Health Care
Last Date of Approval: Fall 2021
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0
Course Description:
This course will examine the informational technology used in health care. Students will be able to define the implications, efficiency, and effectiveness of technology and identify the evolution of technology. Past, current, and future issues relating to health care technology will be discussed.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: None
Mode(s) of Instruction: online
Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.
Course Fees: 8-week online students will have a per credit hour e-book fee automatically charged to their account.
Common Course Assessment(s): None
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
- Define common information technology terms.
- Understand the significance of technology and why it is critical to be computer literate in society today.
- Discuss security and privacy in health care.
- Discuss Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
- Identify the evolution of health care technology.
- Describe technologies in various health care segments.
- Discuss future trends in health care.
- Discuss the implications of technology on health care professionals.
- Understand the efficiency and effectiveness of technology.
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