HIM3ADA

ANALYSIS OF HEALTH DATA A

HIM3ADA

2017

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students develop a specialist working knowledge of: health data standards; health data collection; government, insurance and other sectoral health data reporting requirements; and the relationships between these and health service measurement and financing. Models of Activity-Based Funding, including casemix-based systems, and their underpinning reporting and analysis requirements are studied. The pivotal role of the Health Information Manager within all of these arrangements is addressed. Students develop an understanding of the policy and funding frameworks for public and private health services and supporting clinical costing and modelling methods. They develop competency in the analysis and reporting of hospital and health service utilisation statistics and published health data. Case studies inform student learning of these concepts and their analyses of morbidity, mortality, clinical, productivity and health service data.

SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points15

Subject Co-ordinatorKerin Robinson

Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo

Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG

Exchange StudentsNo

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites HIM2MHA, HIM2MHB

Co-requisitesN/A

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditions This subject is co-taught with HIM4AHA.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsHealth information: management of a strategic resource (4th ed.)PrescribedAbdelhak, M, Grostick, S, Hanken, MA (Editors) 2012Elsevier Saunders
Readings Australia's Health (current year)PrescribedAustralian Institute of Health and Welfare 2014,. Australian Institute of Health & Welfare

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Demonstrate specialist-level understanding of the principles and standards related to health data, and the processes of collection, reporting and verification for administrative health data collections.

Activities:
Face to face and recorded lectures. Face to face workshop activities. On-line guided learning activities, including readings and formative quizzes.

02. Explain the uses of administrative health data collections by state, territory and national health authorities, health service planners, health service managers, and researchers.

Activities:
Face to face and recorded lectures. Face to face workshop activities. On-line guided learning activities, including readings and formative quizzes

03. Calculate and present hospital and health service utilisation statistics and analyse published health activity- and service-related data.

Activities:
Face to face and recorded lectures. Face to face workshop activities. On-line guided learning activities, including readings and formative quizzes

04. Demonstrate an understanding of health data analysis and reporting to underpin a specialised knowledge of models of health service and care funding, including Activity-Based Funding and casemix-based approaches.

Activities:
Face to face and recorded lectures. Face to face workshop activities. On-line guided learning activities, including readings and formative quizzes

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Start date between: and    Key dates

Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolmentYes

Maximum enrolment sizeN/A

Enrolment information

Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKerin Robinson

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.

WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
1,500 word Individual Assignment3001, 02, 03
2,500 word Team Assignment (equivalent 600 words per student)2001, 02
2-hour Individual Examination4001, 02, 03, 04
On-line twenty minute Quiz (equivalent of 330 words)1001, 02, 03