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Undergraduate | LTU-HIM1003 | 2024

Management Of Health Information

Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Start dates
29 July 2024
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
12 weeks

Price from

$1,118

Upfront cost

$0

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Management Of Health Information

About this subject

  • On successful completion you will be able to:

    1. Use health information as a dynamic and strategic resource competently by summarising the content, format, and uses of clinical information for patient care, with a particular focus on a client’s hospital record.
    2. Explain the movement of a patient and their record throughout the health service and analyse the flow of health data from collection (at point-of-care) to post discharge.
    3. Apply appropriate health information standards and understanding of key elements of administrative and clinical information systems to describe individual clinical data.
    4. Explain the role(s) of Health Information Managers in the management of a Health Information Service.
    5. Review the operational processes of records management and patient information systems.
    6. Use academic and health industry resources to critically examine and communicate health topics.
    7. Demonstrate high professional ethical standards, participate in multidisciplinary team environments, and demonstrate awareness of the social and ethical implications of professional and personal activities.

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-2024 - Bachelor of Health Information Management

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

Others

Prerequisites: Students must be admitted in the following course: HB001O.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

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

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