PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH INFORMATICS C

HIM5IHC

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, you will use the principles taught in Principles of Health Informatics A and B to explore technical requirements, skills and processes surrounding the implementation and management 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, interoperability, privacy and security, person and provider identification, clinical terminologies, clinical decision-support systems, and large data set query and analysis using SQL and business intelligence tools.

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Dennis Wollersheim

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: HIM5IHB AND HIM4IHA

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

Guide to Health Informatics

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Coiera, E.

Year: 2014

Edition/Volume: 3RD EDITION

Publisher: ARNOLD, LONDON

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: 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. Explain evolution of current policy related to electronic health records and supporting technologies
02. Identify, evaluate and apply EHR standards, architectures and structures in health service implementations.
03. Analyse and evaluate clinical and administrative health data using structure query language (SQL and data analysis software
04. Analyse and synthesise large health datasets using contemporary evidence-based frameworks and produce reports
05. Design and implement intermediate and advanced protocol-based and clinical decision support systems.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Dennis Wollersheim

Class requirements

Computer LaboratoryWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours computer laboratory per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

One 1.5-hour written examination (1,500-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo30SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

SQL Database assessment (1,750-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO3

Data Analytics assessment (1,750-words equivalent)

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5