PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH INFORMATICS C

HIM5IHC

2016

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, you will use the principles taught in Principles of Health Informatics A to explore technical requirements, skills and processes surrounding the implementation and management of electronic health records (EHRs). Using an enquiry based learning approach, you will develop an understanding of issues related to EHR, such as privacy, interoperability, terminologies, EHR structure, protocol based systems, and decision support systems. You will also learn basic SQL database skills in interrogating and reporting.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Dennis Wollersheim

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: HIM4IHA and HIM5IHB

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsGuide to Health InformaticsPrescribedCoiera, E. 20143RD EDITION. ARNOLD, LONDON

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Explain the recent evolution of, and current policy related to the electronic health record and supporting technologies, in Australia and other selected countries.

Activities:
Quiz, exam
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Apply EHR standards, architectures and structures.

Activities:
Quiz, exam
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Use SQL to do data extraction.

Activities:
SQL assignment, labs, exam
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. Identify privacy and confidentiality issues, and specifically apply principles of privacy, consent, access, agents and security to an EHR use case.

Activities:
Quiz, exam
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

05. Manage formal and informal electronic data communications such as email including application of HL7.

Activities:
Quiz, exam
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

06. Use clinical terminologies in specific contexts.

Activities:
Quiz, exam
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

07. Concretely describe the use case for medical data archetypes.

Activities:
Quiz, exam
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

08. Design rudimentary protocol based systems and simple decision support.

Activities:
Quiz, exam
Related graduate capabilities and elements:
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Quantitative Literacy)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
Personal and Professional Skills(Autonomy and independence)
Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

Melbourne, 2016, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dennis Wollersheim

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 face-to-face.

Computer LaboratoryWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours computer laboratory per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
"SQL Database."

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%ILO*
One 2-hour written examination3501, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08
SQL Database assignment (1200 word equivalent)3003
Dashboard assignment (1400 word equivalent)3501, 02, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08