Course detail

Medical Information Systems

FEKT-MPC-MISAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course is oriented to principles of information systems, database systems and query languages. It is focused on getting knowledge about patient data and computerized patient record. It discusses a computer as a component of diagnostic, therapeutic, and administrative systems, hierarchy and function of medical information systems, speciality of ethics and security of medical data in information systmes. It introduces coding systems - mandatory and optional in terms of Czech legislation, connection of medical information systems, and standards used for transmission of medical data and images.
Laboratory exercises are further focused on conversion between numeral systems and ASCII code. Information system called PC Doktor is presented. Students are familiarized with telemedicine project. Laboratory information system is desribed and tested in detail.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Martin Vítek, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Biomedical Engineering (UBMI)

Entry knowledge

The student should be able to explain fundamental principles of data processing, should know basic terms of healthcare processes and should be oriented in basic knowledge of database systems. Generally, knowledge of mathematics on the level of Bachelor study is required.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

up to 30 points from computer exercises (1 individual project, 1 test)
up to 70 points from finel oral exam
The exam is oriented to verification of orientation in terms of medical information systems and ability to define a structure of medical information systems.
Computer exercises are obligatory. Excused absence can be substituted.

Aims

The aim of the course is to inform students about principles of specification of medical data regarding its processing by diagnostic systems and medical information systems, provide information about structure of medical data representation, its role in diagnostic systems and concepts of medical information systems.
The student will be able to:
- describe basic structures of medical information systems,
- explain fundamental terms of electronic health records,
- describe principle of basic methods for processing of data in information systems,
- discus advantages and disadvantages of the methods,
- work with clinical information system.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

BEAVER, K. Healthcare Information Systems, Second Edition (Best Practices). Auerbach Publications, 2002. ISBN 978-0849314988. (EN)
KASAL, P., SVAČINA, Š. Lékařská informatika. Karolinum, Praha, 1998. (CS)
MUNZ, J. Informační technologie ve zdravotnictví - Informační systémy. ČVUT Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-01-04720-0. (CS)
ŠPUNDA, M., DUŠEK, J. a kol. Zdravotnická informatika. Karolinum, Praha, 2007. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-BTB Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Vítek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Organization of Czech health service, data being processed in a health care system
2. Choice of a correct database, problems of large databases' processing
3. Differencies between various health care information systems
4. Hospital information system, build-up of HIS - one of the most difficult tasks of medical informatics
5. HIS with centralized and with distributed databases
6. Information coding, National Health IS master files (coding lists), medical information coding, nomenclature, WHO coding systems
7. Electronic patient record, alternative free text processing
8. Communication between different IS, data standards, Czech standard for medical data transmission, standard HL-7, standard DICOM
9. General rules of large HIS build-up
10. Data security from various points of view, database backup and archiving
11. Use of Internet for medical informatics, Czech project IZIP, Document Imaging Systems
12. Planning systems, Scheduling, electronic questionaries in medical informatics
13. Management and decission support information systems

Exercise in computer lab

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Martin Vítek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Profesionální ambulantní IS (PC Doktor)
2. Profesionální nemocniční IS (CLINICOM)
3. Číselníky a komunikační standardy ve zdravotnictví ČR
4. Databázové prostředí MS Access
5. Elektronická zdravotní knížka pacienta IZIP
6. Soundex kód
7. Obrazové a datové standardy
8. Standardy pro přenos dat ve zdravotnických IS – HL-7, DASTA