An introduction to data and information in health and social care

Have you ever wondered about how information and technology have impacted healthcare? What influence does all this have on how a day-to-day clinical role is carried out? This free course, An introduction to data and information in health and social care, will help you to understand the ways computers and technology work with health data to produce information, and how exactly this impacts patient care.

• Introduction
• Learning outcomes
• 1 What this course is about
• 1 What this course is about
• 2 Daily life and computers
• 2 Daily life and computers
• 2.1 A day in the life
• 2.2 Data and information
• 2.3 Health and social care providers care records
• 3 Sensing data and turning it into something usable
• 3 Sensing data and turning it into something usable
• 3.1 Human beings, data, signs and symbols
• 3.2 Data and information
• 3.3 What does this have to do with computers?
• 4 Computers as tools for finding
• 4 Computers as tools for finding
• 4.1 Where am I and how do I get to …?
• 4.1.1 Maps
• 4.1.2 Geographical data
• 4.1.3 Global positioning system (GPS)
• 4.2 Finding information: the internet
• 4.2.1 Search engines: what are they?
• 4.2.2 Using the web more effectively
• 4.2.3 Using a search engine more effectively
• 5 Genetic databases and disease
• 5 Genetic databases and disease
• 5.1 What is DNA?
• 5.2 The human genome
• 5.2.1 Screening for genetic defects
• 6 COVID-19 and the importance of data and technology as a tool
• 6 COVID-19 and the importance of data and technology as a tool
• 7 Controlling things; selling things
• 7 Controlling things; selling things
• 7.1 Controlling things
• 7.1.1 The user interface
• 7.1.2 Choosing programs and parameters
• 7.1.3 Ensuring safety
• 7.1.4 Controlling the machine
• 7.2 Technology and change
• 7.2.1 Using a sales website
• 7.2.2 Database servers
• 7.2.3 Security: are my credit card details safe?
• 7.3 Summary
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements