Herewith a summary of current software favourites from health informatician’s comments received to date. We recommend you always read online reviews and visit sites such as www.techsupportalert.com for independent assessment of any software before you consider using them yourself. Please also note that the links here are often not top […]
Question I am a programmer. Will this course be all about stuff I already know? Answer Almost certainly not. Informatics is all about information governance and management, not about IT or computer programming – although of course it relies on both those skill sets to create the management infrastructures. […]
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HIC’s accredited Diploma in Health Informatics (DipHI) is a comprehensive 17 course online program covering everything to do with Health Informatics and Healthcare Computing. Study in block or spend 7-15 minutes at the start of each day. Here’s what’s covered in the program’s 350 topics and 473 research elinks. HI203 Health Informatics Introduction […]
openpseudonymisation.org The University Of Nottingham has created a free open source standalone windows desktop application called OpenPseudonymiser which allows users to pseudonymise datasets by creating a digest of one or more columns of a CSV file. Can be used internationally if UK NHS Number validation features are ignored. [thumb size=”xlg”]http://openpseudonymisation.org[/thumb]
Question I am working on the diploma program. What would this compare to in the US education system? A Bachelor or a Master’s degree possibly? Or does the UK advanced education system confer degrees in a different manner? Answer In general terms and in the academic environment you can equate […]
The right of the individual to control who knows what about them is an embodiment of the ethical principle of autonomy: the law, too, at least in most jurisdictions, embraces the principle of autonomy and requires that individuals give valid and informed consent to all invasions of their personal autonomy, […]
Swansea University’s Masters in Health Informatics program includes NHS and industry internships beneficial to international students and others who may not have ready access to NHS facilities. Course structure Students must complete 6 modules (4 core and 2 optional modules) to earn a minimum of 120 credits in total in […]
The UK Council for Health Informatics Professions is the regulation and registration body for Health and Social Care Informatics and welcomes international members from all countries.
In the life of an EHII or EHR system, there are a number of key considerations which determine the required functions of the system as well as various aspects of its construction and incorporation of standards. These essentially define the requirements for the procurement process, and have been set out […]
“Having successfully passed LIU’s curriculum evaluation and marking requirements, LIU is pleased to announce it’s endorsement of HIC’s Certificate in Health Informatics and Diploma in Health Informatics programs to be included in the solutions we offer our tertiary education clients in North America, Asia, Middle East, Africa and in […]
The core courseware comprising the Certificate in Health Informatics was integrated into the University of Kent’s “Health Care Information Management and Systems” module of their MSc in Surgical Practice (now ceased) from 2000 until 2011. The course modules were accredited the equivalent of 7.5 Masters level credits (UK CATS) or […]
