Information technology literacy deals with an understanding of the
technology infrastructure that underpins much of today’s life. An understanding
of the tools technology provides and their interaction with this
infrastructure, and an understanding of the legal, social and economic and
public policy issued that shape the development of the infrastructure and the
application and use of the technology. Clifford Lynch, (Coalition for Networked
information, February 21, 1998, pg. 1).
technology infrastructure that underpins much of today’s life. An understanding
of the tools technology provides and their interaction with this
infrastructure, and an understanding of the legal, social and economic and
public policy issued that shape the development of the infrastructure and the
application and use of the technology. Clifford Lynch, (Coalition for Networked
information, February 21, 1998, pg. 1).
There are two general perspectives on information technology literacy in
health information management profession. The first emphasize skills in the use
of tools; word-process, spreadsheet, basic operation of computer (e.g.,
managing computer files and launching programme); and now use of basic internet
tools such as web browser and electronic mails system. Sometimes this is also
expanded to include superficial knowledge of a programming language. The second
perspective (which will be discussed in more detail shortly) focuses on
understanding how technologies, system and infrastructure work first at a more
superficial descriptive level, and later for those who are interested at a much
more detail analytic core engineering level
health information management profession. The first emphasize skills in the use
of tools; word-process, spreadsheet, basic operation of computer (e.g.,
managing computer files and launching programme); and now use of basic internet
tools such as web browser and electronic mails system. Sometimes this is also
expanded to include superficial knowledge of a programming language. The second
perspective (which will be discussed in more detail shortly) focuses on
understanding how technologies, system and infrastructure work first at a more
superficial descriptive level, and later for those who are interested at a much
more detail analytic core engineering level