Ateneo - UPO

To acquire the knowledge and the ability to apply knowledge regarding different thematic areas:
Basic principles of business administration applied to Health Systems;
Methods of organizing the profession in the private sector;
The "organization", terminology and the main contents related to it;
The regionalization of the NHS;
The health professions within current organizations;
The Constitution, with particular reference to the constitutional principles of the public administration;
Administrative documents;
Public services. The contracts. The responsability;
Principles and fundamental elements of administrative law with, the public administration architecture, administrative procedure and employment within the public sector.
Health information systems: Data collection and processing tools, computerized medical records, health information systems
Privacy
Cybersecurity

- Rosotto “INFORMATICA MEDICA”, McGraw-Hill, 3/ED
- Buccoliero, Mattavelli “ECDL EALTH” Tecniche Nuove 2008
- Teti, Festa “ECDL HEATH Sistemi informativi per la sanità” Apogeo 2009
- Bracchi, Francalanci, Motta “SISTEMI INFORMATIVI D’IMPRESA”, McGraw-Hill - D.P.
- Curtin, K.Foley, K.Sen, C. Morin - Informatica di base - McGraw-Hill, 7/ED

The objective of the module is to allow the learning of some of the basic principles of the business economy applied to health systems and healthcare companies and of the fundamental principles and elements of administrative law, with particular reference to the administrative procedure, public contracts and to the responsibilities of the PA.
The proposed course is, in general, aimed at guiding students towards a more balanced vision between the clinical-assistance sphere of work and the economic-managerial one.
provide keys for a more in-depth understanding of organizational dynamics.
The module aims to frame the problems of the tools and needs of the automatic management of data and information in the field of health information systems.
Furthermore, we want to acquire practical skills for data collection and processing.

The course includes the basic knowledge of computer science acquired during the course of the three-year degree.
Basic knowledge of the Internet and research

Presentations in MS-Power Point format. Group exercises, in the classroom, on the topics being taught
Exercises on e-learning platform

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

The exam consists of written tests with multiple choice and / or open questions on the topics developed in class. An oral exam can be scheduled in some disciplines aimed at achieving honors.
The tests are aimed at verifying if the knowledge, skills and abilities expressed in the "Expected learning outcomes" are acquired.

The "institutes" and their characteristics. The "business system". The fundamental principles of the economy and the health economy. The organization of the Health Company. Essential Assistance Levels (LEA). The financing of public health activities. The process of pricing health services. Analysis of costs and revenues of the health structure. Cost centers of the health facility. The report card. The meaning of institution, company and organization. The company system. The main organizational theories. The systemic model. The organizational structure, operating systems, power and organizational culture. The National Health Service (the three Reforms). The hospital department. The district. Management by processes. The managerial organization of the health professions. The service for the health professions. The logic of company accounting, analytical accounting and the budget process. The databases. Information system and health information system. Features of the health information system. Medical folder automates. Architecture of health information systems. Security and privacy.
General information on Artificial Intelligence and applications in healthcare

In order to reach the knowledge and skills corresponding to the level of sufficiency, the student is asked to demonstrate that he / she knows:
The concept of organization;
Models of analysis of health organizations;
The establishment of the National Health Service;
Structure of healthcare companies;
The concept of Business Economics applied in healthcare;
Methods and tools for business accounting;
Regulatory and organizational reality of regional health companies;
Economic processes and evaluation of production processes of public health companies;
The informative context in which a health worker is working;
Describe the informative context in which a health professionist is working
Distinguish the various degrees of implementation of the elettronic medical record
Know the basic security aspects of information processing and privacy
Know fundamentals of database and modeling of reality
Make models of simple realities
Distinguish between the different computerized approaches to health data management
Identify the different types of malware through analysis of the effects of infection

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Apply the acquired knowledge to model reality and represent it through its data in a database
Classify and choose the attributes and entities necessary for the representation of a specific reality
Apply the basic operators of Boolean logic to formulate research
Evaluate the adequacy and choose the tools used in a health information system for data management
Understand internal and external company information flows
Autonomy of judgment: ability to understand and interpret health models and evaluate proposed projects.
Communication skills: ability to expose concepts clearly, in both oral and written form, using appropriate scientific language.
Learning skills: ability to use the knowledge acquired to participate in seminars and / or in-depth study courses.