E-Health
PostgraduateTAS-CRH6022022
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
E-Health
About this subject
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Define the scope of e-health
- Analyse the drivers and challenges influencing the emergence and success of telemedicine, telehealth and other applications
- Link e-health to strategic directions of health care systems
- Discuss e-health services from the perspective of different stakeholders
- Analyse changes in the consumer/health professional relationship
- Discuss relevant standards for e-health applications
- Demonstrate an understanding of technical aspects of e-health applications
- Develop a project plan for an e-health program
- Describe some evaluation strategies for an e-health projects
- Familiarisation
- The scope of e-health
- Drivers of e-health
- Challenges for development of e-health
- E-health: impact on service structures and relationships
- Network technologies
- Standards for e-health systems
- Security, privacy and confidentiality
- Accessibility and usability
- Planning and implementing an e-health project
- Evaluation of e-health
Explores the changes occurring in the structure and delivery of health services as a result of technologies such as the Internet and telehealth. The subject considers the impact of such technology on consumers, communities, health professionals and health services.
- Proposal for an e-health project (30%)
- Report (40%)
- Project plan/evaluation (30%)
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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:
Elective
- TAS-HIM-MAS-2022 - Master of Health Information Management
- TAS-HSM-MAS-2022 - Master of Health Service Management
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
Master of Health Information Management
PostgraduateTAS-HIM-MAS
Master of Health Service Management
PostgraduateTAS-HSM-MAS