Bachelor of Health Information Management (International)
Course code/s: ME (HBHIMI)
Please note that this course is only available to international students. Domestic students interested in studying health information management should visit the Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Information Management course entry in this Handbook.
Course Coordinator: Kerin Robinson
Contact: ph (03) 9479 5722 email k.robinson@latrobe.edu.au
CRICOS 075870M
This course provides a pathway for international students to undertake a profession-entry degree in Health Information Management that is tailored to their needs and those of their sponsors. The Bachelor of Health Information (International) is designed to enable graduates to achieve the Health Information Management Association of Australia's (HIMAA) core graduate-entry competencies. The course is open only to international applicants.
Some advanced standing may be granted, upon enrolment, on a case-by-case basis, to students who have successfully completed a health information management profession-relevant diploma, or similar, in their home country.
This course is designed to equip graduates for an excellent range of career opportunities in the health care field. Health information management graduates are in great demand, internationally, because of their highly specialised skills. Their choice of work includes:
- Management of the Health Information Service, and related clinical and patient information services and systems, including medical record departments, in hospitals and other facilities throughout the healthcare system.
- Expert coding of diseases and operations (including the ICD-based coding systems) and analysis of health data.
- Analysis of a health services's case mix (ie. types and costs of cases treated).
- Developing or running the hospital's paper-based and electronic health record systems.
- Managing data and disease databases in national, state/province and hospital health screening programs, disease registries and clinical trials.
- Undertaking health information and health business analysis.
- Undertaking design and project management of health information systems for clinical decision making and patient care.
- Managing quality and clinical governance information systems to ensure patients receive the highest quality of care.
- Working as a hospital or health facility privacy officer.
- Undertaking population-level (local, state/province, national and international) disease-related research using health information.
Admission requirements
- IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0; or
- TOEFL Paper-based Test: a minimum score of 575 with a score of 5 or better in the Test of Written English; or
- TOEFL Computer-based Test: a minimum score of 233 with a score of 5 in essay writing; or
- TOEFL Internet-based Test: a minimum score of 88 with no individual score less than 22; or
- Approved equivalent.
LTM Foundation Studies - 65 Aust. Yr 12 (ATAR) 2011 (indicative only) - 66.90 International Baccalaureate - 24 GCE A Levels - 8 Hong Kong A Levels - 6 HKDSE - 9,4 (students must meet the higher than standard English language requirement) Sri Lankan A Levels - CCC STPM - 8 MICSS (UEC) - 3A 3B Canada Secondary School (or CPU0 - 65 Norway Upper Secondary Certificate - 3.5 Sweden Slutbetug - G All Indian Sen SC (Best 5 Subjects ) - 65 Vietnam (Year 12) - 8 Thailand (Matayoma 6) - GPA 2.6 FAC Cert. IV - GPA 2.3 GAOKAO - per relevant website.
Applicants who do not meet these entry requirements have the option of enrolling in La Trobe's Foundation Studies and Diploma Programs which provide an alternative pathway into this bachelor degree.
Entry to the Bachelor of Health Information Management (International) is restricted to international students who apply through La Trobe International and is not available to international applicants who apply through VTAC.
Course structure
There are four core streams of study:
- Clinical knowledge, including disease classification and clinical coding systems.
- Health informatics, with a large emphasis on electronic health (e-health) information.
- Management of health information systems and organisations, including systems for the quality of health care.
- Collection, analysis and reporting of health data.
Students have the opportunity to specialise in the senior year(s). Each student is required to participate in the Professional Practice placements involving supervised fieldwork activities in allocated hospitals and/or health care facilities and services. These are integrated with University-based theory. Students may apply to undertake one placement in his or her home country. Please note that this is subject to all of the following conditions:
- Approval of Course Coordinator.
- Suitable, approved placement venue which enables the student to meet key learning objectives.
- Suitable supervisory arrangements.
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS1HBA | Human Biosciences A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE1IDH | Individual Determinants of Health and Wellbeing | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HLT1IPA | Interprofessional Practice A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HLT1PHW | Perspectives of Health and Wellbeing | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HBS1HBB | Human Biosciences B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HLT1IPB | Interprofessional Practice B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE1SDH | Social Determinants of Health and Wellbeing | 15 |
| and | |||
| TE-SEM-2 | EDU1ESL | English as a Second Language1 | 15 |
| or | |||
| TE-SEM-2 | HIM1MTA | Medical Terminology1 | 15 |
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM2HMA | Health Information Management A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HLT2IEP | Integrating Evidence into Practice | 15 |
| and | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM1MTA | Medical Terminology1 | 15 |
| or | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | EDU1ESL | English as a Second Language1 | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HBS2PAT | Pathophysiology | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE2AHR | Applied Health Research | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HIM3CCA | Health Classification and Clinical Coding A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HIM3HMB | Health Information Management B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HIM3PPA | Health Information Professional Practice A | 15 |
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM4CCB | Health Classification and Clinical Coding B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM4AHA | Health Data Analysis A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM4HMC | Health Information Management C | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM4IHA | Principles of Health Informatics A | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HIM5CCC | Health Classification and Clinical Coding C | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HIM5IEL | Health Information Ethics and Law | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HIM5PPB | Health Information Professional Practice B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | HIM5IHB | Principles of Health Informatics B | 15 |
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM4HPP | Health Information Professional Practice | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM4AHA | Health Data Analysis A | 15 |
| choose two of the following - to be approved by Course Coordinator | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM3HIC | Health Informatics for Clinical Practice | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM5AHB | Health Data Analysis B | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | HIM5IHP | International Health Information Management (HIM) Practice | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE3GHI | Global Health Initiatives | 15 |
Key: 1 EDU1ESL (constrained choice elective) and HIM1MTA (core subject) must both be taken. One in semester 2 of the first year and one in semester 1 of the second year.
Professional recognition
Graduates will be eligible to apply for membership of the peak professional body, the Health Information Management Association of Australia. La Trobe University students are eligible for student membership of the professional association.