Healthcare IT Infrastructure On-Demand

This course covers healthcare IT systems, focusing on networking and imaging technology components. Students will learn about security mechanisms, network troubleshooting, and binary/hexadecimal encoding interpretation. Topics include data representations, network technology (ISO model, TCP/IP), implementation (LAN/WAN, internet), hardware, security (authentication, authorization, confidentiality, integrity), and archiving architecture.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze and differentiate between different networking technology components used in healthcare IT systems, including the ISO model, TCP/IP protocol, and Ethernet, to effectively design and implement network infrastructure.
• Evaluate and identify major imaging technology infrastructure parts, such as archives and databases, in healthcare IT systems, and develop strategies for efficient data storage and retrieval.
• Apply binary and hexadecimal encoding techniques to interpret and manipulate pixel annotations in healthcare IT systems, ensuring accurate and efficient image representation and transmission.
• Implement and configure various security mechanisms, including authentication, authorization, and secure connections, to protect healthcare IT systems from unauthorized access and ensure data confidentiality and integrity.
• Perform basic network troubleshooting tasks, such as diagnosing network connectivity issues and resolving common network errors, to maintain optimal performance and reliability of healthcare IT systems.

Format/Class Structure

This is a self-paced course, accessible completely online. You can expect to spend about 5 hours completing this course.

Who Should Take This Course

This course is suitable for healthcare IT professionals, healthcare administrators and technicians, healthcare professionals, students pursuing a career in healthcare IT, IT professionals transitioning to the healthcare industry, and anyone interested in healthcare IT.

Content Outline

Module 1: Data Representations

• Binary Data format
• Bits and Bytes
• Data Representations
• Monochrome and color
• Image representations

Module 2: Network Technology

• ISO model
• TCP/IP protocol
• Ethernet
• Routing

Module 3: Network Implementation

• LAN/WAN
• Internet
• QOS
• Network hardware

Module 4: Security Components

• Authentication
• Authorization
• Confidentiality
• Integrity
• Secure connections

Module 5: Archives and Interfaces

• Archiving Architecture
• Implementation
• Core interfaces

CE Credit

The Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine has approved this activity for 5.0 hours of SIIM IIP Credits towards certification and re-certification by the American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII).

To receive credit for the activity, registrants must complete the course modules and survey.

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