HEALTH INFORMATICS C
HIM4HIC
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will use the principles of health systems analysis and design learned in previous subjects to explore technical requirements and processes surrounding the introduction of electronic health records (EHRs). Using an enquiry-based learning approach, students will develop an in-depth understanding of design, structural and operational issues related to EHRs such as: EHR structures and architectures; hybrid formats; interoperability; privacy and security; person and provider identification; clinical terminologies; and clinical decision-support systems (CDSS) and other protocol-based systems.
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 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
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
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Describe the recent evolution of and current policy related to the electronic health record (EHR), along with supporting technologies, both in Australia and other selected countries
- Activities:
- Lectures, Readings, Discussion
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
02. Apply EHR standards, architectures and structures in health service implementations, including terminologies (SNOMED), structures (OpenEHR archetypes), communications (HL7), and security (public key infrastructure).
- Activities:
- Lectures, tutorial activities, exam
03. Apply structure query language (SQL) to select and extract clinical and administrative health data
- Activities:
- Assignment, Exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- 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)
04. Discover relationships within massive health datasets, and communicate results
- Activities:
- Assignment
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- 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. Design basic protocol-based and cliniical decision support systems.
- Activities:
- Tutorial, exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- 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)
Melbourne, 2017, 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.
"Same time and venue as HIM5IHC, lecture before computer laboratory"
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.
"Can run concurrently with HIM5IHC, lecture before computer laboratory"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 2-hour written examination | 35 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| SQL Database assignment (1200 word equivalent) | 30 | 02, 03, 04 | |
| Information storyboard assignment (1,000-word equivalent) | 35 | 02, 03, 04, 05 |