HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS

CPH5HIS

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, students in the China Health Program cover topics including: information systems; basic concepts of information in health including structure, environment, networking, media, language, data collection, storage, access, analysis and retrieval; characteristics of effective health information systems, IT strategies, requirements specification and system development and evaluation for health system applications; sources of information for health professionals; administrative policies and procedures for health service organisations; types of health information systems. This subject is taught in Mandarin. Students taking the Mandarin stream are required to present on their findings in June each year.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: George Liu

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students are expected to be able to use a personal computer.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsGuidelines transforming healthcare with technology: health informaticsRecommendedConrick, M (ed) 2005WILEY AND SONS
ReadingsHealth informatics - electronic health record - definition, scope and context (ISO/DTR 20514):ISO/TC215 WG1RecommendedInternational Standards Organisation 2004N/A
ReadingsHealth informatics: transforming healthcare with technologyRecommendedMcConrick 2006THOMPSON, MELBOURNE
ReadingsHealth online: a health information action plan for Australia (0 642 73574 3)RecommendedNHMIC 2001COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA

China, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
One 1,500-word assignment or data/systems exercise40
One 3,000-word assignment or data/systems exercise60

China, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
One 1,500-word assignment or data/systems exercise40
One 3,000-word assignment or data/systems exercise60

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
One 1,500-word assignment or data/systems exercise40
One 3,000-word assignment or data/systems exercise60

Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
One 1,500-word assignment or data/systems exercise40
One 3,000-word assignment or data/systems exercise60

Melbourne, 2014, Week 15-31, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
One 1,500-word assignment or data/systems exercise40
One 3,000-word assignment or data/systems exercise60

Melbourne, 2014, Week 35-13, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block Mode
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
One 1,500-word assignment or data/systems exercise40
One 3,000-word assignment or data/systems exercise60