Spring 2021
INF 385T Special Topics in Information Science: AI in Health
Synchronous class meetings conducted online.
DESCRIPTION
Exploration of major components of health IT systems, ranging from data semantics (ICD10), data interoperability (FHIR), diagnosis code (SNOMED CT), to workflow in clinical decision support systems. After establishing a good understanding of the fundamentals of health IT systems, we will dive deep into how AI innovations (e.g., machine learning, deep learning, computer vision) are transforming our healthcare system by introducing new concepts of mobile health, AI diagnosis, AI medicine, smart device, and intelligent delivery.
COURSE NOTES
In this course, we will explore the major components of health IT systems, ranging from data semantics (ICD10), data interoperability (FHIR), diagnosis code (SNOMED CT), to workflow in clinical decision support systems. After establishing the good understanding of the fundamentals of health IT systems, we will dive deep into how AI innovations (e.g., machine learning, deep learning, computer vision) are transforming our healthcare system by introducing new concepts of mobile health, AI diagnosis, AI medicine, smart device, and intelligent delivery. This course will offer hands-on tutorials based on the real-world Electronic Health Record (EHR) data from MIMIC III (https://mimic.physionet.org/) released by MIT Critical Data. MIMIC-III (Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III) contains de-identified health information from over forty thousand patients who stayed in critical care units of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center between 2001 and 2012. These tutorials aim to enhance data search and analytic skills by providing practices related to database search, natural language processing, data visualization, machine learning, and deep learning. In this course, we will enhance the group learning experience and learning by doing, therefore, there will be many class activities. This course is designed for everyone, so no programming background is required or desired.
PREREQUISITES
Graduate standing.
RESTRICTIONS
iSchool students prioritized during earlier registration periods. Additional seats may become available for outside students in a later period.