Introduction to Health Information Science

At the end of the course, the students should be able to; 1. extensively explain Health Information Science; 2. distinguish between data, information, knowledge and wisdom; 3. describe the attributes of health information science; 4. explain the relationship between information science and other discipline in medical and allied health sciences; 5. describe information commodity as an economic good; 6. explain information constraint theories and models of information seeking behaviours; 7. elucidate health information processing methods; and 8. explain data operations in automated health information management system.

Definition of health information science. Distinguish between data, information knowledge and wisdom. Attribute of health information, relationship of information science to other discipline in medical and allied health sciences. Information commodity as an economic good. Information perception constraint theory, Shannon and weaver’s theory of information , Brooke’s Model of Information, Melvin Defleur’s. Model of Information Communication, Ellis Model of Information Seeking Behaviours, Wilson Model of Information Seeking Behaviours. Health information processing methods, technology acceptance theory, reason actions theory, data operations in automated health information management system.