Health Information Systems
Improve or repair existing information and communication processes, products, or services; evaluate service design
SI 672: Applied Clinical Informatics
What is Applied Clinical Informatics?
In SI 672: Applied Clinical Informatics, master's-level graduate students shadow clinicians that work with information, learning and evaluating workflow and information process and developing recommendations for improvement.
Deliverables
What do clients receive for participating in this course?
- Work-flow map
- Report with evaluation of and/or recommendations for an existing process
Client Eligibility
Who can participate?
Potential clients should meet the following criteria:
- Clinician inside Michigan Medicine
- Able to provide support for a team of 3-4 students
- Able to host between 9-12 student visits
Projects
What kinds of projects are appropriate for the course?
- Billing processes
- Intake procedures
- Blood draw procedures
What do students do during the project?
How many projects are selected for this course?
- Winter 2020: 10 projects anticipated*
* Due to variability in the number of enrolled students each year, this number is only a rough estimate.
Timeline
SI 672 occurs in the Winter semester (January–April)
June–December
- Client submits project idea
- Client Engagement Team (CET) reviews project idea and requests full project proposal
- CET works with client to scope and refine proposal
January
- Faculty choose proposals to present to students
- Students choose their project
January–February
- Students begin project
April
- Students finish project and provide deliverable(s) to client
Participate
How do I become a client?
Potential clients should complete this brief form with their contact information and a short summary of their project idea. Our Client Engagement Team will review your submission and reach out to you within 3 business days with next steps.
What if I don't have a project right now, but I'm interested in future opportunities or want to learn more?
If you don't have a specific project in mind for the upcoming semester, but would like to stay informed about future opportunities to work with students through our client-based courses or other programs, complete this registration form to be added to our mailing list.