PHIS 410 - Public Health & Clinical Classifications Systems

3 Credits

(Fall)
Prerequisite(s): PHIS 361. This course introduces the principles of taxonomy and purposes of controlled terminologies and classification systems used in the United States and internationally. The course is designed to provide a survey of clinical vocabularies and controlled terminologies and classification systems standards commonly used in public health care. It will address the importance of standards conformance, design of interoperable information and systems, and the processes, policies and procedures used in the collection, coding, mapping, and modelling of public health data.