Week 1

Required Readings and Videos/Homework:

The Obesity Epidemic

Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century : You are only
required to read the executive summary but are encouraged to read as much of the rest of
the book as you can.

Healthcare as a Complex Adaptive System

The Growing Burden of Chronic Disease in America

Recommended Readings :

Electronic Health Records in Ambulatory Care

The Healthcare Imperative: Lowering Costs and Improving Outcomes

Technological Change and the Growth of Health Care Spending

The National Progress Report on e-prescribing and interoperable Health care

To access the journal on Information, Knowledge, Systems Management By Kumar and

Nigmatullin, you may click on the link and register on the website for free to download the
article :
Kumar, S and Nigmatullin, A. (2010) Information Knowledge Systems Management 9:127-
152.

Upon completion of Week 1 lectures, you may participate in the end of week
survey : End of Week 1 survey

Week 2
Required Readings and Videos/Homework:

Transformation of a Community Health Center & Health Care in the South Bronx

Elements of the Patient-Centered Medical Home in Family Practices in Virginia

Certified Health IT Product List - This is a database of certified EMRs for students to
explore and get a feel of what is available.

Health IT Dashboard
Recommended Readings :

NCQAs Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH)

Reference Grids for Standards and Certification Criteria

Upon completion of Week 2 lectures, you may participate in the end of week
survey : End of Week 2 survey

Week 3
Required Readings and Videos/Homework:

State HIE Program Measures Dashboard

Map of HIE Activity in the US

Review CONNECT overview

Check out the DIRECT WIKI

Recommended Readings :

HIMSS Guide to Participating in a Health Information Exchange

eHealthInitiative 2012 Report on Health Information Exchange:Supporting Healthcare

Reform

Upon completion of Week 3 lectures, you may participate in the end of week
survey : End of Week 3 survey

Week 4
Required Readings and Videos/Homework:

DATA SEGMENTATION IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE:

POLICY CONSIDERATIONS AND ANALYSIS

Recommended Readings :
Privacy policies of personal health records: an evaluation of their effectiveness in protecting
patient information

How Browsers Conduct Secure Sessions

Upon completion of Week 4 lectures, you may participate in the end of week
survey : End of Week 4 survey

Week 5
Required Readings and Videos/Homework:

EDI vs. XML

ICD-9/10 Comparison

SNOMED CT browser

30 minute online course

Upon completion of Week 5 lectures, you may participate in the end of week
survey : End of Week 5 survey

Week 6
Required Readings and Videos/Homework:

Watch the medication reconciliation visualization video

Interactive Information Visualization to Explore and Query Electronic Health Records

Recommended Readings :

Computational Technology for Effective Health Care

Upon completion of Week 6 lectures, you may participate in the end of week
survey : End of Week 6 survey

Week 7
Required Readings and Videos/Homework:
Heart 360

INDIVO - THE PERSONALLY CONTROLLED HEALTH RECORD

SMART App Gallery

A model for online consumer health information quality

Other Resources:

Home Telehealth Reduces Healthcare Costs

A Vehicle for Virtual Referrals

Education/Support

Continua Alliance

Integration of Wireless Systems - Videos :

Qualcomm Life

Zilant Wellness Platform

Good General resources

American Telemedicine Association

Learn About Telemedicine

Upon completion of Week 7 lectures, you may participate in the end of week
survey : End of Week 7 survey

Week 8
Required Readings and Videos/Homework:

I2B2 Demo System

Upon completion of Week 8 lectures, you may participate in the end of week
survey : End of Week 8 survey

Week 9
Required Readings and Videos

A Vehicle for Virtual Care

Education/Support

Continua Alliance

Integration of wireless systems - Qualcomm Life

Integration of wireless systems - Zilant wellness platform