PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH INFORMATICS B
HIM5IHB
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject the focus is design, management, extraction and integration of health data. Students develop practical skills in developing and maintaining fully relational health databases using national health data standards and models, and use products and report-writing packages applicable to the health field, specifically Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel. They are introduced to the theoretical and logical principles of health database and system administration, including data warehousing and linkage, and to metadata for both healthcare client and provider identification. The subject enables students to identify the significant institutions and stakeholders in the health IT industry and introduces them to new directions in health informatics.
School: School of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Dennis Wollersheim
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: HIM4IHA
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Evaluate and apply national health data standards and models for data storage design
- Activities:
- Access database assignment
02. Analyse critically and synthesise health data in spreadsheet formats
- Activities:
- Practice working with spreadsheets in labs
03. Design and implement databases, including data entry and building queries and reports
- Activities:
- Database assignment
04. Apply evidence-based database design principles based on contemporary models and frameworks
- Activities:
- Database assignment
06. Identify and evaluate significant institutions, companies and stakeholders (and their products) in the health information technology industry
- Activities:
- Synthesise data reports from aggregated morbidity and healthcare administrative data from government datasets
Melbourne, 2017, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dennis Wollersheim
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1500 word database assignment | 30 | 01, 03, 04, 06 | |
| One 2-hour written examination | 50 | 03, 04, 06 | |
| One 1000 word database assignment | 20 | 01, 02, 04, 06 |