Health Information Management Project Professional Placement

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion you will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate application of health information management skills through supervised engagement in activities which build upon academic studies and previous placement and experiences, including the ability to work independently, professionally, and ethically.
  2. Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of health information at agency level, and its collection and applications for clinical and other purposes.
  3. Reflect on current theory and practice and compare and contrast processes across health care agencies translating knowledge into new contexts and demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning.
  4. Extract and analyse health data (which may include the allocation of ICD-10-AM codes according to state and national protocols).
  5. Demonstrate skills in project and time management, including development and achievement of objectives, effective participation in multidisciplinary team environments and high-level communication using a wide range of mediums.

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• About La Trobe University

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:

• LTU-HIM2005-Hospital Professional Practice

• LTU-HIM3EHI-Ethics and Law of Health Information

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

Additional requirements

• Placement requirements - Students will undertake 32 days of placement and complete a range of academic assessments. Regular contact with University supervisors is maintained during placements via telephone, email and on-site visits. As this is a course capstone placement subject, it must be completed by all students.

Study load

0.25 EFTSL

This is in the range of 20 to 24 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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.