In this subject, students develop a working knowledge of health information professional responsibilities, including ethical, legal and governance obligations in the computing field and healthcare information industry. These include the ethical and legal frameworks underpinning the creation, collection, reporting, management and uses of health data, related documents, systems and technologies. Key topics include: privacy, security, confidentiality, access, e-health, ownership, data linkage, and information and documentation issues surrounding biomedical and health technologies. Students develop ethical and legal understandings of: electronic and paper-based health records; managing the organisation-wide privacy function; information systems and services; and the social implications of information management and health IT work.

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