PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE A
HIM2PRA
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
The functional components of a Health Information Service and the responsibilities of Health Information Managers are examined in relation to the management of health records, building on the knowledge gained in HIM2MHA and developing skills in a related health business communication genre. You become familiar with electronic and manual systems for health record identification, filing, tracking and other Health Information Service functions. You integrate introductory theory and practice by undertaking a short professional practice placement in the Health Information Service of a healthcare agency to which they are assigned. Regular contact between students and La Trobe University Academic Supervisors is maintained during the placement via the University's Learning Management System, telephone, on-site visits and email communications.
School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Natasha Prasad
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be admitted in HZMCHM - Bachelor of Health Sciences (Medical Classification)/Bachelor of Health Information Management and must have passed HLT1IPP or HIM1HAU
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
Health Information: Management of a strategic resource
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Abdelhak, M., Grostick, S., Hanken, MA.
Year: 2012
Edition/Volume: 4TH EDN
Publisher: ELSEVIER SAUNDERS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: Yes
Work-based learning: Yes
Self sourced or Uni sourced:
Uni Sourced
Entire subject or partial subject: Partial subject
Total hours/days required: 38 hours
Location of WBL activity (region): Domestic - regional
Domestic - metro
WBL addtional requirements: WCC, Fit 2 Work Check, Immunisations.
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Natasha Prasad
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 33 - 37
Five 7.50 hours placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 33 to week 37 and delivered via face-to-face.
Each student is allocated to a hospital for five single days of observational placement experience.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Two x individual in-class tests (30 minutes each, 1,000-words equivalent total) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual written assignment (2,000-words) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One team written assignment - 4,000-words, (1,000-words, per student) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Satisfactory completion of five professional practice placement daysHurdle requirement: completion of five working days in a Health Information Service to experience discipline activities within the workplace. | N/A | N/A | Yes | null | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Sydney, 2020, Study period 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Natasha Prasad
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 42
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 31 to week 42 and delivered via online.
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 31 - 42
Five 7.50 hours placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
Each student is allocated to a hospital for five single days of observational placement experience.
WorkShopWeek: 31 - 42
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 42 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Two x individual in-class tests (30 minutes each, 1,000-words equivalent total) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One individual written assignment (2,000-words) | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6 |
One team written assignment - 4,000-words, (1,000-words, per student) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO3, SILO4, SILO6 |
Satisfactory completion of five professional practice placement daysHurdle requirement: completion of five working days in a Health Information Service to experience discipline activities within the workplace. | N/A | N/A | Yes | null | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |