PUB359 Contemporary 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 | $1,164 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $4,356 |
| International unit fee | $4,848 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Kelvin Grove, Internal
| Unit code: | PUB359 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | 144 credit points |
| Coordinator: | 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 contemporary health information management, including health information services, policies, procedures, staff and budgets. This unit will connect your knowledge of health information management from previous units in the course to its application within a practical context.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Appraise contemporary issues relating to the management of health information and health information services;
- Examine and appraise the principles, processes and practices of sound financial management and budgeting at the health service and departmental levels;
- Interpret and apply policies and procedures relevant to health information;
- Reflect on your interpersonal and professional skills to develop plans and readiness for professional practice
Content
Module 1 Contemporary practices:
- the role of HIMs, current events and trends relating to HIM
- health information across the care continuum
- health record systems, including digital health practices
- design, content and structure of medical records, data elements and data sets
Module 2 Management and budgeting:
- strategic and operational management of health information services and staff
- principles of health resource allocation and budgeting
- financial management at health service and departmental levels
Module 3 Health information policies and procedures:
- policies and procedures relating to health information, including quality and safety, risk management, accreditation, record retention, storage and retrieval
- health data concepts and standards
- data reporting, interpretation and use
- ethics and law relating to health information
Module 4: Preparing for placement
- understanding the necessity for self-management, professional and workplace behaviours
- professional development planning for practical placement
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, 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, for example through coverage of topics in lectures and readings; practical application, achieved, for example, through report-writing and participation in tutorial activities, and reflections. This combination of approaches to teaching and learning is designed to provide you with essential knowledge which you are then able to develop further in your practical placement activities.
Additional materials and notes will be available. Guest speakers from industry will support development of knowledge on key concepts in the topic areas.
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 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: Short Answer Workbook
You will be required to respond to a series of short prompts and case studies which test and reinforce comprehension of core concepts covered by the unit. Workbooks containing relevant activities will be submitted twice during the semester.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
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
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
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.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, 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: Short Answer Workbook - 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: Short Answer Workbook, Professional Plan - 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: Short Answer Workbook, 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: Short Answer Workbook, Professional Plan
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Online
| Unit code: | PUB359 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | 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 contemporary health information management, including health information services, policies, procedures, staff and budgets. This unit will connect your knowledge of health information management from previous units in the course to its application within a practical context.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Appraise contemporary issues relating to the management of health information and health information services;
- Examine and appraise the principles, processes and practices of sound financial management and budgeting at the health service and departmental levels;
- Interpret and apply policies and procedures relevant to health information;
- Reflect on your interpersonal and professional skills to develop plans and readiness for professional practice
Content
Module 1 Contemporary practices:
- the role of HIMs, current events and trends relating to HIM
- health information across the care continuum
- health record systems, including digital health practices
- design, content and structure of medical records, data elements and data sets
Module 2 Management and budgeting:
- strategic and operational management of health information services and staff
- principles of health resource allocation and budgeting
- financial management at health service and departmental levels
Module 3 Health information policies and procedures:
- policies and procedures relating to health information, including quality and safety, risk management, accreditation, record retention, storage and retrieval
- health data concepts and standards
- data reporting, interpretation and use
- ethics and law relating to health information
Module 4: Preparing for placement
- understanding the necessity for self-management, professional and workplace behaviours
- professional development planning for practical placement
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, 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, for example through coverage of topics in lectures and readings; practical application, achieved, for example, through report-writing and participation in tutorial activities, and reflections. This combination of approaches to teaching and learning is designed to provide you with essential knowledge which you are then able to develop further in your practical placement activities.
Additional materials and notes will be available. Guest speakers from industry will support development of knowledge on key concepts in the topic areas.
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 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: Short Answer Workbook
You will be required to respond to a series of short prompts and case studies which test and reinforce comprehension of core concepts covered by the unit. Workbooks containing relevant activities will be submitted twice during the semester.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
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
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
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.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, 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: Short Answer Workbook - 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: Short Answer Workbook, Professional Plan - 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: Short Answer Workbook, 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: Short Answer Workbook, Professional Plan