phe5hsr hlth serv resource mgt
HEALTH SERVICE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PHE5HSR
2015
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.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSandra Leggat
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions offered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers.
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Accounting: Business Reporting for Decision Making | Recommended | Birt, J., Chalmers, K., Beal, D., Brooks, S., Byrne, S., Oliver, J. | JOHN WILEY & SONS, 2008 (2ND ED). |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Understand and apply basic principles and conventions of accounting, such as relevance, reliability, materiality and timeliness
- Activities:
- Working with financial statements assignment
02. Critique the performance of a health service organisation using the five major accounting categories of assets, liabilities, owner's equity, revenues and expenses
- Activities:
- Working with financial statements assignment
03. Distinguish between the information provided through a balance sheet, a profit and loss (or income) statement and a statement of cash flows and analyse these financial statements to provide commentary on a health service organisation's performance.
- Activities:
- Working with financial statements assignment
04. Explain the difference between cash and accrual accounting and argue the implications for managers in the health sector.
- Activities:
- Online activities and blog postings
05. Prepare and defend budgets for their organisations or departments and apply the basic principles of management accounting. Demonstrate skills in product costing.
- Activities:
- Budgeting, costing and casemix assignment
06. Analyse relevant data to support a capital budgeting decision.
- Activities:
- Budgeting, costing and casemix assignment
07. Critique the implications of the different methods of financing health service organisations, such as activity based funding.
- Activities:
- Budgeting, costing and casemix assignment
Subject options
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Online, 2015, Semester 2, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size65
Enrolment information This is a postgraduate subject requiring development of technical skills, requiring a reasonable staff to student ratio Providing assistance early on to international students identified as at risk
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorSandra Leggat
Class requirements
Lecture
Two 3.5 hours lecture per study period and delivered via face-to-face.
"These face-to-face workshops are optional."
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."
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
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Class discussion via LMS | 10 | 01, 04 | |
one 2,000-word written assignment | 45 | 01, 02, 03 | |
one 2,000-word written assignment | 45 | 04, 05, 06, 07 |