HEALTH SERVICE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

PHE5HSR

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students are introduced to financial management in health services, in particular, systems of finance and budgeting. Topics covered include accounting principles, the analysis and interpretation of financial data and quantitative performance data for management control, and basic techniques of quantitative decision making and operations research for dealing with health service resource utilisation decisions. Students are also introduced to costing and casemix funding.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Sandra Leggat

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsAccounting: Business Reporting for Decision MakingRecommendedBirt, J., Chalmers, K., Beal, D., Brooks, S., Byrne, S., Oliver, J.JOHN WILEY & SONS, 2008 (2ND ED).

Online, 2014, Semester 2, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: 65

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Sandra Leggat

Class requirements

Scheduled Online Class
One 3.0 hours scheduled online class per week and delivered via online.
"A flexible online learning package equivalent to three hours contact per week."

Lecture
Two 3.5 hours lecture per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"These face-to-face workshops are optional."

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Class discussion via LMS10
one 2,000-word written assignment45
one 2,000-word written assignment45