HITT 1212 History of Health Information Technology in the U.S.

Traces the development of IT systems in health care and public health, beginning with the experiments of the 1950s and 1960s and culminating in the HITECH Act. Introduces the concept of meaningful use.

Credits

2

Offered

Fall

Outcomes

1. Explain the rationale for elements of the HITECH Act in terms of the history of health IT.
2. Describe the background of today's health IT landscape including EHR, HIE, CDS, applications in
3. Public Health, and relevant professional organizations.
4. Describe the history of Health IT regulation in the U.S.
5. Describe how legislation related to privacy and security of electronic health information has evolved in the U.S.
6. Discuss evolution of financial incentives in HIT.