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Study postgraduate online with University of Tasmania through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

This program will develop knowledge, analysis skills and practical competencies through using the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards and National Model Clinical Governance Framework as the focus for study. The underlying theories and models, purpose, evidence for, application and systems to review each of the standards will be investigated. Students will have opportunities to engage with Australian experts and participate in industry case studies and analysis.

A formal qualification developed by the Australian Institute of Health Service Management. Study national standards, models, and frameworks. Understand how clinical safety, quality, and accountability are critical when managing health services.

Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management (Safety and Quality)

The Master of Health Service Management is designed for aspiring management professionals who are ready to take the next step in their careers. The course content is aligned with the sector’s current and emerging issues and opportunities. It has been developed in collaboration with, and for some classes is delivered by, Australia&#39;s leading senior health service executives. This direct connection provides you with unparalleled experience and real-world case studies that you can apply directly to your workplace.You will develop the knowledge and skills required to make evidence-informed decisions in health leadership, management, and research in order to meet industry needs. As a graduate, you will be able to demonstrate people-centred leadership, meet workforce demands both now and in the future, and perform independently in the health and social care system.

Analyse and evaluate approaches to the issues managers in public and private health sectors face. Learn through real-world case-studies that will elevate your role as a leader in the workplace. Attend non-mandatory seminars to solidify your study. 

Master of Health Service Management

The Graduate Certificate of Health Service Management is an advanced program of study designed to provide management professionals from both the public and private health sectors with training focussed on issues of contemporary professional management practice. Some of Australia&#39;s leading senior health service executives teach into the subjects. Students are therefore exposed to a level of unparalleled experience and real-world case-studies.The program is a pathway to the Graduate Diploma in Health Service Management, the Master of Health Service Management and the Master of Health Information Management.This program is full fee-paying, which means that you will be charged at the full fee-paying rate listed for each subject.All subjects are delivered primarily off campus (by distance), with non-mandatory, supporting intensive seminars in Sydney.For more information about the Australian Institute of Health Service Management (AIHSM) including our people and our industry partners please visit <a href="https://www.utas.edu.au/business-and-economics/disciplines-and-institutes/australian-institute-of-health-service-management" target="_blank">our webpages</a> .

Already a manager in public or private health? This pathway course allows you to upskill in four key areas of your choosing, such as ethics and employee relations. Once you graduate, you'll be eligible to continue into a related Graduate Diploma or Masters Degree.

Graduate Certificate in Health Service Management

Aged Care Leadership and Management: Effective Internal and External Integration

Research Methods in Health Management

Health Management Research Plan

This subject allows students to develop the methodological framework and tools by which to undertake a translational research project addressing a contemporary healthcare management issue. Students will conceptualise and prepare their project applying the values and principles of research integrity, considering risk, benefit and consent issues. Students will gain the skills to appraise the application and matching of methods to research questions. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis.

Theories of regulation, governance and national standards for accreditation are reviewed to provide a foundation for organisational management requirements and clinical systems for effective, sustainable high-quality healthcare. Healthcare organisations need for effective understanding of and approaches to risk management, interprofessional practice and continuous quality improvement are reviewed. Analysis will investigate the effectiveness of clinical governance systems for assessing, monitoring, and improving management and clinical systems. To operationalise these requirements, this subject reviews the overarching National Model Clinical Governance Framework (NMCGF) and National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) standards to determine appropriate systems for clinical governance, accountability and clinical performance and effectiveness. This involves the review and application of the NSQHS Clinical Governance Standard.

Clinical Governance in Health Care

This subject investigates management concepts and theories to improve the integration and functionality of healthcare organisations. Strategies to improve the management of an organisation for enhanced care quality and equitable services will be discussed. A range of management issues are examined including leadership, strategic planning, change, and stakeholder behaviour. These issues are considered at the individual, team, and organisational levels and how they interact. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis. [Special note: This subject is offered in even-numbered years only].

Leading and Managing Healthcare Organisations

This subject investigates theories and strategies for managing and improving complex adaptive healthcare organisations. Models of healthcare organisations will be introduced to analyse their structure, functions, processes and limitations. Complex adaptive systems thinking will be applied to healthcare organisations to understand their actions and points of resistance. Organisational theory will be used to analyse and interpret opportunities and constraints for service delivery. Mechanisms for achieving change through using a range of theories will be reviewed, including complexity and implementation sciences, organisational resilience, reliability and human factors. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis.[Special Note: this subject is offered in odd-numbered years only.]

Managing Complex Adaptive Healthcare Organisations

The subject examines internal and external factors that shape micro, mecro, maso and system behaviours in healthcare. Students will scrutinise how the operation of healthcare organisations is determined by stakeholder expectations. Critical organisational issues will be investigated including attitudes, satisfaction, motivation, teamwork leadership, power, culture and climate. Students will appraise how stakeholder expectations manifest into organisational behaviours, organisational performance and clinical outcomes. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis

Healthcare Organisational Behaviour

This subject examines the theories and frequently used techniques of economics, financial and managerial accounting in healthcare organisations. Public and private funding issues will be examined across the acute, primary and aged care sectors. Students will apply this knowledge to determine cost efficient and effective decision making, taking into account safety, quality, resource considerations and principles of value-based healthcare, in general. Students will investigate critical topics and approaches, including funding models; supply and demand factors; economic evaluations, financial statements and working capital cycle; budgeting approaches and key performance indicators; and long-term investments. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry relevant studies and analysis.

Health Finance, Economics and Accounting

This subject provides students an opportunity to examine the link between ethics, legislation and governance. The subject will investigate the need for ethics to inform legislation, the translation of that legislation into policy, and how policy is enacted through governance. The subject presents the fundamentals of health sector governance in a cross-disciplinary way by integrating legal, management, administration, social cultural and financial issues and policy perspectives. The ethical principles germane to clinical practice, research, and quality improvement processes will also be covered. Current issues will be assessed including debates associated with end of life care, fertility, rationing of resources, regulation of clinical practices and risk management. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis.[Special note: this subject is offered in even-numbered years only.]

Health Ethics, Law and Governance

This subject offers an introduction to the practice of evidence informed decision making in health organisation management and research. Students will develop the skills to critically appraise scientific evidence to inform and improve decision-making. The relationship between managerial epidemiology and concepts such as the social determinants of health, and the distribution and determinants of diseases and other factors relating to health will be explored. Students will improve their ability to identify and assess relevant literature and evidence used in management and research activities. Students will demonstrate the ability to conceptualise and communicate the operational and strategic issues associated with the ethical, and political implications of evidence informed managerial decisions. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis.

Evidence Informed Decision Making

This subject provides students an opportunity to conduct and report upon a translational research project addressing a contemporary healthcare management issue. Students will be responsible for the effective management of their research team, involving industry and academic supervisors. Students are expected to utilise evidence from the literature to direct their research, and when reporting their findings make a contribution to improving the evidence base. Students will communicate the results of their research project and make specific industry-based recommendations for improving organisational performance. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis.

Health Management Research Thesis

This subject provides students an opportunity to plan a translational research project addressing a contemporary healthcare management issue. Students will examine research theories and frameworks to be able to articulate and justify a rigorous research design. Students will develop skills for the effective management of research teams. This will include the ability to negotiate organisational priorities by identifying and developing networks for project implementation. Students are expected to utilise evidence from the literature to guide how they will undertake their research. Students will have opportunities to hear from experts across Australia and participate in industry case studies and analysis.The translational research project must be approved by the relevant AIHSM course coordinator.

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