MLS-Health Information System for Med Lab Science Laboratory (MLS-Health Info Lab [5078] BMLS 1B-1)

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course equips the Medical Laboratory Science students with information management and technology. It presents the general situation of healthcare delivery system in the Philippines and how this system employs various types of health information systems for all its operational needs.

 II. COURSE OBJECTIVE:

1. Define educational institutions and health system in the international, national, and local perspectives.

2. Explain the significance of core values and objectives to educational institutions and the relationship between the system building blocks and health outcomes and the goals and functions of a health system

3. Discuss the roles of health information systems, components of a health information system and the different data sources for a health information system and its use in the different departments of the hospital, and the criteria for selection

 4. Explain ethics in health informatics and review the privacy, confidentiality, and security measures in hospitals and the role of health information management professionals and of telemedicine in the Philippines


  • Enrolled students: 42