CBM356 Syllabus - Medical Informatics - 2021 Regulation - Open Elective | Anna University

CBM356 Syllabus - Medical Informatics - 2021 Regulation - Open Elective | Anna University

CBM356	MEDICAL INFORMATICS	L T P C

3003

Preamble:

1. To study the applications of information technology in health care management.
2. This course provides knowledge on resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health and biomedicine.

UNIT I	INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL INFORMATICS	9

Introduction - Structure of Medical Informatics –Internet and Medicine -Security issues , Computer based medical information retrieval, Hospital management and information system, Functional capabilities of a computerized HIS, Health Informatics – Medical Informatics, Bioinformatics

UNIT II	COMPUTERS IN CLINICAL LABORATORY AND MEDICAL IMAGING	9

Automated clinical laboratories-Automated methods in hematology, cytology and histology, Intelligent Laboratory Information System - Computer assisted medical imaging- nuclear medicine, ultrasound imaging, computed X-ray tomography, Radiation therapy and planning, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.

UNIT III	COMPUTERISED PATIENT RECORD	9

Introduction - conventional patient record, Components and functionality of CPR, Development tools, Intranet, CPR in Radiology- Application server provider, Clinical information system, Computerized prescriptions for patients.

UNIT IV	COMPUTER ASSISTED MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING	9

Neuro computers and Artificial Neural Networks application, Expert system-General model of CMD, Computer–assisted decision support system-production rule system cognitive model, semantic networks, decisions analysis inclinical medicine-computers in the care of critically ill patients, Computer aids for the handicapped.

UNIT V	RECENT TRENDS IN MEDICAL INFORMATICS	9

Virtual reality applications in medicine, Virtual endoscopy, Computer assisted surgery, Surgical simulation, Telemedicine - Tele surgery, Computer assisted patient education and health- Medical education and healthcare information, computer assisted instruction in medicine.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

Course Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Explain the structure and functional capabilities of Hospital Information System.
2. Describe the need of computers in medical imaging and automated clinical laboratory.
3. Articulate the functioning of information storage and retrieval in computerized patient record system.
4. Apply the suitable decision support system for automated clinical diagnosis.
5. Discuss the application of virtual reality and telehealth technology in medical industry.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Mohan Bansal, “Medical informatics”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Ltd, 2003.
2. R.D.Lele, “Computers in medicine progress in medical informatics”, Tata Mcgraw Hill,2005

REFERENCES:

1. Kathryn J. Hannah, Marion J Ball, “Health Informatics”, 3rd Edition, Springer, 2006