him4aha health data analysis a
HEALTH DATA ANALYSIS A
HIM4AHA
2017
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students develop a specialist working knowledge of: health data standards; health data collection; government, insurance and other sectoral health data reporting requirements; and the relationships between these and health service measurement and financing. Models of Activity-Based Funding, including casemix-based systems, and their underpinning reporting and analysis requirements are studied. The pivotal role of the Health Information Manager within all of these arrangements is addressed. Students develop an understanding of the policy and funding frameworks for public and private health services and of the supporting clinical costing and modelling methods. They develop competency in the analysis and reporting of hospital and health service utilisation statistics and published health data. Case studies inform student learning of these concepts and their analyses of morbidity, mortality, clinical, productivity and health service data.
SchoolSchool of Psychology & Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorKerin Robinson
Available to Study Abroad StudentsNo
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must pass HIM2HMA and HIM3HMB or must be enrolled in HMHIM.
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Health Information: Management of a strategic resource (4th Edition) | Prescribed | Abdelhak, M et al (2012) | Saunders |
| Readings | Australia's Health 2014 | Prescribed | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare | Website |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Review the principles and standards related to health data, and the processes of collection, reporting and verification for administrative health data collections and management.
- Activities:
- Lectures. Online workshop activities. On-line guided learning activities including formative quizzes. Guided readings.
02. Analyse the uses of administrative health data collections by state, territory and national health authorities, health service planners, health service managers, and researchers.
- Activities:
- Lectures. Online workshop activities. On-line guided learning activities including formative quizzes. Guided readings
03. Calculate and present hospital and health service utilisation statistics and analyse published health activity- and service-related data.
- Activities:
- Lectures. Online workshop activities. On-line guided learning activities including formative quizzes. Guided readings
04. Demonstrate an understanding of health data analysis and reporting to underpin a specialised knowledge of models of health service and care funding, including Activity-Based Funding and casemix-based approaches.
- Activities:
- Lectures. Online workshop activities. On-line guided learning activities including formative quizzes. Guided readings
05. Examine the frameworks for health data at state and population levels, underpinned by an understanding of the concepts of demography and population health monitoring.
- Activities:
- Lectures. Online workshop activities. On-line guided learning activities including formative quizzes. Guided readings.
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Melbourne, 2017, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKerin Robinson
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.
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 2,000 word individual assignment | 30 | 01, 02, 04, 05 | |
| one 2,500-word team assignment (625 words per student) | 20 | 01, 02, 04 | |
| one 2-hour written examination | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| One thirty minute LMS based on-line quiz (equiv . to 500 words) | 10 | 01, 02, 03 |