37E Master of Health Information Management

Overview 2015

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Duration: Part time only; Minimum 2 Years, up to a maximum of 5 Years
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Location

Darlinghurst - Sydney: Semester 1, Semester 2

This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students

The health information workforce is a rapidly developing one. The Master of Health Information Management (MHIM) is an advanced course designed to provide current and future health information management professionals with rigorous training focused on issues of contemporary professional health information management practice.

Recent industry reports and consultations have highlighted the health information workforce shortages. There is a need for appropriately qualified individuals; professional who have the skills and knowledge to fill decision-making roles to meet the increasingly complex nature of delivering and managing health services in a data-driven environment. This has become increasingly critical given the national move to Activity Based Funding, where hospitals must track their activity at all levels against agreed targets in order to optimise their funding. Added to that is the push for efficiencies in the system through the use of E-health initiatives (electronic medical records, personalised electronic health records, digitalisation) which will only serve to intensify the need for this professional sector of the health workforce in the coming years.

The MHIM is offered on a full fee-paying, part-time basis only (12 units over 2 to 3 years) to domestic students. Most units are delivered primarily by distance education, with supporting intensive seminars in Sydney (approximately 12 days of intensives per year). The remaining units are offered by distance out of Hobart.

Course objectives

Graduates from the Master of Health Information Management degree will have systematic and critical understanding of contemporary health information management and some specialised research skills for the advancement of professional practice.

Graduates will have:

cognitive skills to demonstrate expert understanding of theoretical knowledge and to reflect critically on that theory and practice;
cognitive skills and use of intellectual independence to think critically, evaluate existing knowledge and ideas, undertake systematic investigation and reflect on theory and practice;
expert technical and creative skills applicable health service management;
communication skills to explain and critique theoretical propositions, methodologies and conclusions;
communication skills to present cogently a complex investigation to communicate results to peers and the community.

Graduates will also demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills:

with intellectual independence;
with initiative and creativity in new situations and/or for further learning;
with full responsibility and accountability for personal outputs;
with the ongoing capacity to generate new knowledge in the context of professional practice.

Career outcomes

The Master of Health Information Management (MHIM) is designed for those interested in pursuing a significant management or administrative role in the private or public health sectors. Successful completion of the MHIM provides graduates with a substantial background in relevant health information management theory, research and practice that should enhance your ability to plan and manage successfully in an increasingly complex national and international sector, and within the framework of societal values.

Course structure

You will study 12 units: 10 core units and 2 chosen from the elective list below.

Core units

BAA607

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Launceston	Semester 1
Launceston	Semester 2
Launceston	Summer school

Courses & Units

Master of Health Information Management (37E)

Overview 2015

ATAR

Clearly-in Rank

Duration

Duration

Location

Career outcomes

Course structure

You will study 12 units: 10 core units and 2 chosen from the elective list below.

Core units

Safety in Health Service Management

Financial Management in Health

Human Resource Management in Health

Australian Health Law & Ethics

Epidemiology and Statistics

Activity-Based Funding, Casemix and Data Quality

Health Data & Information Analysis

Workplace Project A

Workplace Project B

Electronic Health Records

Electives: choose 2 from the units below.

Health Information Service Management

Health Sector Strategic Management

Introduction to Graduate Research

Comparative Health Care Systems

Public Sector Governance

E-health Privacy and Security Issues

The Diffusion of Health Technology (Managing Change)

Entry requirements

Fees & scholarships

Domestic students

International students

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