HAR654   Placing Electronic Records at the Centre of Care   (15 credits)

Description

This course will provide students with an introduction to current methods of using and developing electronic records to support the delivery of healthcare. It will begin with a brief review of the history of clinical record keeping and then explore current work in converting these to electronic forms. There will be a comparison of British electronic record systems with other selected overseas systems. The module will also discuss issues like patient involvement, the architecture of electronic record systems, their use to support processes like research, clinical coding and clinical audit; and data integrity, security and confidentiality.

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