CBM356 Medical Informatics Syllabus:

CBM356 Medical Informatics Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

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

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

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

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

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

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:
CO1 Explain the structure and functional capabilities of Hospital Information System.
CO2 Describe the need of computers in medical imaging and automated clinical laboratory.
CO3 Articulate the functioning of information storage and retrieval in computerized patient record system.
CO4 Apply the suitable decision support system for automated clinical diagnosis.
CO5 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

REFERENCE:

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