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Applied Health Classification
UndergraduateLTU-HIM30022026
Course information for 2026 intake
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 22 Feb 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Start dates
- 2 Mar 2026
- Price from
- $1,192
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Applied Health Classification
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Effectively apply health classification skills in medical record interpretation and clinical abstraction within a timeframe that aligns with health industry expectations.
- Apply clinical coding auditor and clinical documentation improvement specialist skills in communicating with stakeholders for coding quality assurance.
- Apply internal clinical coding auditing processes to identify factors that impact upon the quality and reliability of coded data.
- Identify and analyse coding errors and select records for audit using knowledge of the classification system and funding model.
- Clinical Coding
- Clinical Coding Auditing
- National Funding Model
- Admission Policies
- Audit Sampling, Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting
- Computer Assisted Coding and the use of Artificial Intelligence
- ICD-11
- Coding Quality Tools
In this subject, you will focus on further developing your competence and confidence in the use of the current edition of the Australian-Modified version of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases, the Australian Classification of Health Interventions, and the Australian Coding Standards for accurate assignment of codes in a timely manner. You will gain experience in coding from a range of medical record formats and specialties in coding practicums hosted by industry experts. You will develop a deeper understanding of the national funding model and the important role that internal and external clinical coding auditing plays in health classification quality assurance. Topic areas include audit quality tools, record selection and delivery of coding education. You will achieve competencies in clinical coding auditing for internal data quality control and coding practice management. Pass grade is 50%. Assessment hurdle that students must pass the final online exam with a grade of 50% or more. Placements are expected to be face-to-face unless a suitable location cannot be found and then they may be online.
- Individual written assessment (250-words equivalent). (10%)
- Individual written assessment (500-words equivalent). (15%)
- Individual written assessment (1,500-words equivalent). (40%)
- 90 minute online exam (1,500-words equivalent). Assessment Hurdle requirement to achieve a pass mark of 50% or greater. (35%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- LAT-HIM-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Health Information Management
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Others
Prerequisites: Students must be admitted into the following course: HB001O
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed HIM4HCD (Auditing and Health Classification D) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
- Placement requirements - Placements are expected to be face-to-face unless a suitable location cannot be found and then they may be online
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Health Information Management
UndergraduateLAT-HIM-DEG