HEALTH SERVICE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

CPH5HSR

2020

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 case mix funding. This subject is taught in Mandarin and English for China Health Program students.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Accounting: Business Reporting for Decision Making

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Birt, J., Chalmers, K., Beal, D., Brooks, S., Byrne, S., Oliver, J.

Year: 2012

Edition/Volume: 4TH ED

Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS

ISBN: N/A

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. To analyse accounting and financial statements in both Chinese formats and International Accounting Standards format
02. To critically reflect on and apply the principles of finance and investment in both Chinese and Western contexts
03. To investigate and reflect critically on the management of costs, and how this differs from pricing
04. To have advanced knowledge in the creation of budgets and their ongoing management
05. To review and critically analyse the manner in which the Australian Health System is financed, with a view to enhancing understanding of Chinese incremental developments

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 0 - 0
One 10.00 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1,000-word assignment or equivalent

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2

One 1,500-word assignment or equivalent

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One 2-hour open book exam consisting of short answer questions & multiple choice questionsExam consists of short answer questions plus a series of multiple choice questions that test the conceptual and reasoning skills of the students.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

China (Harbin Medical Uni), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 0 - 0
One 10.00 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1,000-word assignment or equivalent

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2

One 1,500-word assignment or equivalent

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One 2-hour open book exam consisting of short answer questions & multiple choice questionsExam consists of short answer questions plus a series of multiple choice questions that test the conceptual and reasoning skills of the students.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

China (Harbin Medical Uni), 2020, Semester 2, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: No

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Adamm Ferrier

Class requirements

Block ModeWeek: 0 - 0
One 10.00 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 0 to week 0 and delivered via face-to-face.
Offered at Harbin Medical University

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1,000-word assignment or equivalent

N/AN/AN/ANo20SILO1, SILO2

One 1,500-word assignment or equivalent

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

One 2-hour open book exam consisting of short answer questions & multiple choice questionsExam consists of short answer questions plus a series of multiple choice questions that test the conceptual and reasoning skills of the students.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5