Health Information Systems

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The methodology will be fundamentally expository but with a vital interaction component, highlighting what each student knows in their reality to build knowledge. Various conferences will be attended by external entities and professionals currently responsible for managing and implementing health information systems. The conferences aim to bring theory closer to practice by inviting professionals and specialists with experience in this area and to highlight the fundamental role of information systems in decision-support processes, in the formulation of health policies, in the management of health organizations.

Learning Outcomes

This curricular unit aims to provide in-depth knowledge about the basic concepts associated with health information systems, their use and optimization.

At the end the students shall be able to: identify the needs of an organization in information systems; know the steps for the implementation of information systems in an organization; relate concepts of data, information and knowledge; know the importance of the concepts of integration and interoperability of information systems; meet national policies for health information systems.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

- Data, information and knowledge in decision-making processes.

- Information Systems and e-Health.

- Integration and interoperability of local, regional and national information systems.

- Digital governance in health - from systems to organizations.

- Business Process Analysis/BPM (process components, business process management, BPM life cycle).

- Data in Information Systems (databases, data processing, Business Intelligence, Health Intelligence and Big Data).

- Blockchain and Industry 4.0.

Head Lecturer(s)

Manuel Paulo Albuquerque Melo

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 50.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 50.0%

Bibliography

Turban, E., Pollard, C., & Wood, G. (2020). Information Technology for Management: On-demand Strategies for Performance, Growth and Sustainability: John Wiley & Sons.

WEAVER, C. A., BALL, M. J., KIM, G. R. & KIEL, J. M. (Eds.) (2022) Healthcare Information Management Systems - Cases, Strategies, and Solutions, Springer.

ROSENMÖLLER, M., WHITEHOUSE, D. & WILSON, P. (Eds.) (2014) Managing eHealth - From Vision to Reality, Springer.

OECD (2022), Health Data Governance for the Digital Age: Implementing the OECD Recommendation on Health Data Governance.

Para além da bibliografia geral aqui indicada será fornecida bibliografia específica (artigos, relatórios e outros documentos) para cada um dos temas abordados./In addition to the general bibliography here indicated will be given specific bibliography (articles, reports and other documents) for each of the themes.