HINF 5101 — Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Introduces the history and current status of information systems in healthcare: information architectures, administrative and clinical applications, evidence-based medicine, information retrieval, decision support systems, security and confidentiality, bioinformatics, information system cycles, the electronic health record, key health information systems and standards, and medical devices. Requires enrollment in Graduate Health Informatics Program.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 47% | 16.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 69 | 98 | 70% | 9.7 |
| Spring 2024 | 3 | 47 | 425 | 11% | 126.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 13 | 30 | 43% | 17.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 58 | 98 | 59% | 13.3 |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 63 | 427 | 15% | 121.3 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 47% | 16.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 46 | 98 | 47% | 17.3 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 52 | 127 | 41% | 37.5 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 13% · W 17% · Th 12% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (58% of sections), W (17% of sections), T (13% of sections), R (12% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Armando Cortez (43% of students) · reviews
- Catherine Turner (36% of students) · reviews
- Matthew Bornstein (21% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Marc Meyer (72% of students) · reviews
- Armando Cortez (28% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Catherine Turner (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
HINF 6335, HINF 6350, HINF 6355
Courses that list HINF 5101 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (HINF course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All HINF courses · Plan it at numap.app