PUB359 Health Information Management
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| Unit code: | PUB359 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | 144 credit points |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
| Availabilities |
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| CSP student contribution | $1,118 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,104 |
| International unit fee | $4,488 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | PUB359 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | 144 credit points |
| Assumed Knowledge: | 144 credit points
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| Coordinators: | Maryann Wood | mt.wood@qut.edu.au Sue Walker | s.walker@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit is an important component of the Health Information Management course as it prepares you for the professional practice to be undertaken in the final semester. As health information professionals it is essential to understand all aspects of management of a health information service. This unit will connect your knowledge of health information from previous units in the course to its application within the health information services context.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Develop understanding of issues relating to the management of a health information service;
- Understand contemporary issues relating to Health Information Management;
- Reflect on skills and knowledge gained to develop a plan for professional practice.
Content
This unit will provide an understanding of:
- the role of HIMs, trends and current events related to HIM
- Health Information across the care continuum and changing models of care
- Health record systems, including paper and electronic records
- Health data concepts and standards, data reporting, interpretation and use
- Design, content and structure of medical records, data elements and data sets
- Management of HIM systems and projects, work processes and staff
- Policies, procedures and standards relating to Health Information including quality and safety, risk management, accreditation , retention, storage and retrieval of records
- Ethics and law relating to health information
Guest lectures and presentations will be provided by Health Information Managers with experience in many of the specific topics under discussion.
Learning Approaches
Teaching approaches to this unit have been based on the principles of adult learning theory and practice and will use flexible learning approaches that will include lectures and tutorials and self-directed learning aimed at developing a deeper appreciation of current issues impacting on health information management practice.
The unit is designed to provide a balance between theory and practical application of HIM knowledge that builds professional identity toward employability. A combination of approaches to teaching and learning will be provided through lectures and student led tutorial activities. Diverse cultural perspectives related to HIM are woven through the unit.
Regular industry speakers will support development of knowledge on key concepts in the topic areas.
The tutorials represent a verified identity assessment as all students are required to be present synchronously either face to face or virtually with their cameras switched on.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Individual and whole of class feedback on the discussions and activities conducted in lectures and tutorials will form the basis of the formative assessment. In addition, individual written and oral feedback associated with the marking of all assessments will constitute summative assessment for the unit.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment will comprise three assessment items.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Essay
You will be assigned a contemporary health information management issue in an Australian or international context. You will develop a briefing paper and hospital policy related to that issue.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Meeting management
Students will be allocated a topic in week 1 of the semester. You will be expected to develop a meeting agenda relating to the topic and then chair the meeting in an allocated tutorial. You will also take meeting minutes in another tutorial. All students are expected to participate in all meetings, either online or on campus. This is an authentic assessment representing a common work activity for Health Information Managers.
Assessment: Professional Plan
You will be required to reflect on the learning from study in the PU51 degree and your level of readiness for the practical placement in second semester. You will complete a skills assessment and gap analysis, then document a professional learning plan to support the placement. A summary report of findings and plans is required with the completed skills assessment and learning plan templates as appendices. This is an authentic assessment representing a common professional development work activity for Health Information Managers.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks in this unit apart from those associated with substantial computer-based work.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.PU51 Bachelor of Health Information Management
- Critically evaluate and apply theoretical and technical perspectives on health information management (HIM), applicable to professional practice to solve routine and emergent problems. [Knowledge, Practice]
Relates to: Essay - Initiate effective approaches for engaging in critical thinking, decision making and problem solving that reflect diverse perspectives and culturally safe and responsive practice, encompassing evidence-based HIM solutions. [Practice, Values/Disposition
Relates to: Essay, Meeting management, Professional Plan - Employ digital capabilities in accessing, evaluating, utilising and communicating digital health information across a range of stakeholders, and intra- and inter-professional contexts that demonstrate independence, accountability, creativity and initiative as a HIM professional. [Practice, Values/Disposition]
Relates to: Meeting management - Exercise judgement in the context of HIM, informed by sustainable, legal, ethical, and professional perspectives that promote social inclusivity, multidisciplinary collaboration and reflective practice. [Values/Disposition, Knowledge, Practice]
Relates to: Essay, Meeting management, Professional Plan - Reflect critically on performance and feedback to identify self improvements and action learning opportunities, while building productive professional relationships across diverse stakeholders. [Practice, Values/Disposition]
Relates to: Essay, Meeting management, Professional Plan
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Online
| Unit code: | PUB359 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | 144 credit points |
| Assumed Knowledge: | 144 credit points
|
Overview
This unit is an important component of the Health Information Management course as it prepares you for the professional practice to be undertaken in the final semester. As health information professionals it is essential to understand all aspects of management of a health information service. This unit will connect your knowledge of health information from previous units in the course to its application within the health information services context.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Develop understanding of issues relating to the management of a health information service;
- Understand contemporary issues relating to Health Information Management;
- Reflect on skills and knowledge gained to develop a plan for professional practice.
Content
This unit will provide an understanding of:
- the role of HIMs, trends and current events related to HIM
- Health Information across the care continuum and changing models of care
- Health record systems, including paper and electronic records
- Health data concepts and standards, data reporting, interpretation and use
- Design, content and structure of medical records, data elements and data sets
- Management of HIM systems and projects, work processes and staff
- Policies, procedures and standards relating to Health Information including quality and safety, risk management, accreditation , retention, storage and retrieval of records
- Ethics and law relating to health information
Guest lectures and presentations will be provided by Health Information Managers with experience in many of the specific topics under discussion.
Learning Approaches
Teaching approaches to this unit have been based on the principles of adult learning theory and practice and will use flexible learning approaches that will include lectures and tutorials and self-directed learning aimed at developing a deeper appreciation of current issues impacting on health information management practice.
The unit is designed to provide a balance between theory and practical application of HIM knowledge that builds professional identity toward employability. A combination of approaches to teaching and learning will be provided through lectures and student led tutorial activities. Diverse cultural perspectives related to HIM are woven through the unit.
Regular industry speakers will support development of knowledge on key concepts in the topic areas.
The tutorials represent a verified identity assessment as all students are required to be present synchronously either face to face or virtually with their cameras switched on.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Individual and whole of class feedback on the discussions and activities conducted in lectures and tutorials will form the basis of the formative assessment. In addition, individual written and oral feedback associated with the marking of all assessments will constitute summative assessment for the unit.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment will comprise three assessment items.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Essay
You will be assigned a contemporary health information management issue in an Australian or international context. You will develop a briefing paper and hospital policy related to that issue.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Meeting management
Students will be allocated a topic in week 1 of the semester. You will be expected to develop a meeting agenda relating to the topic and then chair the meeting in an allocated tutorial. You will also take meeting minutes in another tutorial. All students are expected to participate in all meetings, either online or on campus. This is an authentic assessment representing a common work activity for Health Information Managers.
Assessment: Professional Plan
You will be required to reflect on the learning from study in the PU51 degree and your level of readiness for the practical placement in second semester. You will complete a skills assessment and gap analysis, then document a professional learning plan to support the placement. A summary report of findings and plans is required with the completed skills assessment and learning plan templates as appendices. This is an authentic assessment representing a common professional development work activity for Health Information Managers.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.
Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out of the ordinary risks in this unit apart from those associated with substantial computer-based work.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.PU51 Bachelor of Health Information Management
- Critically evaluate and apply theoretical and technical perspectives on health information management (HIM), applicable to professional practice to solve routine and emergent problems. [Knowledge, Practice]
Relates to: Essay - Initiate effective approaches for engaging in critical thinking, decision making and problem solving that reflect diverse perspectives and culturally safe and responsive practice, encompassing evidence-based HIM solutions. [Practice, Values/Disposition
Relates to: Essay, Meeting management, Professional Plan - Employ digital capabilities in accessing, evaluating, utilising and communicating digital health information across a range of stakeholders, and intra- and inter-professional contexts that demonstrate independence, accountability, creativity and initiative as a HIM professional. [Practice, Values/Disposition]
Relates to: Meeting management - Exercise judgement in the context of HIM, informed by sustainable, legal, ethical, and professional perspectives that promote social inclusivity, multidisciplinary collaboration and reflective practice. [Values/Disposition, Knowledge, Practice]
Relates to: Essay, Meeting management, Professional Plan - Reflect critically on performance and feedback to identify self improvements and action learning opportunities, while building productive professional relationships across diverse stakeholders. [Practice, Values/Disposition]
Relates to: Essay, Meeting management, Professional Plan