HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS

CPH5HIS

2017

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 and English.

School: School of Psychology & Public Health

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: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Guidelines transforming healthcare with technology: health informatics	Recommended	Conrick, M (ed) 2005	WILEY AND SONS
Readings	Health informatics - electronic health record - definition, scope and context (ISO/DTR 20514):ISO/TC215 WG1	Recommended	International Standards Organisation 2004	.
Readings	Health informatics: transforming healthcare with technology	Recommended	McConrick 2006	THOMPSON, MELBOURNE
Readings	Health online: a health information action plan for Australia (0 642 73574 3)	Recommended	NHMIC 2001	COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA
Readings	Working with information (in English and Chinese)	Prescribed	Liu CJ, Grain H, 2009	BEIJING: PEOPLE'S MEDICAL PUBLISHING HOUSE

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Theoretical knowledge of health information systems used in health care and how such systems inter-relate.

Activities:: Lectures, case studies, assignment, examination

02. Identify health information infrastructure needs in terms of policies, standards and procedures.

Activities:: Assignment, systems exercise

03. Critically review the use of specific information including diagnosis related groups (DRGs), casemix, classification, clinical indicators and performance audit, quality management and population health indicators.

Activities:: Lecture, group discussion, case studies, examination

04. Reflect critically on new directions in health information systems and their potential impact on health system development.

Activities:: Group discussion, case studies, assignment

05. Master understanding of the requirements for effective information systems including specification and system development processes.

Activities:: Lectures, assignment, systems exercise

China, 2017, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: George Liu

Class requirements

Block Mode
Ten 5.0 hours block mode per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Teaching hours are extended to allow bilingual delivery"

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
1.5 hour examination (1500-word equivalent assignment)		40	01, 03
3,000-word assignment and data/systems exercise		60	01, 02, 04, 05

China, 2017, Semester 2, Day