Overview 2020
Location
Full Fee Paying places available
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
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. All units are delivered primarily off campus (by distance), with non-mandatory, supporting intensive seminars in Sydney (approximately 6-10 days of intensives per year).
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
Schedule
You will study 12 units in this course: 8 core units and 4 in your selected specialisation. All units are delivered primarily off-campus, with non-mandatory intensive seminars in Sydney.
Core Units
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA608 Clinical Documentation Improvement
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA607 Safety in Health Service Management
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA760 Health Ontologies, Terminologies, and Classifications
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA759 Information Governance in Health
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA751 Evidence Informed Decision Making
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA722 Research Methods in Health Management
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA738 Health Management Research Thesis
Data Analytics specialisation
This specialisation prepares students to work as health data analysis and science professionals, there is an increasing reliance on data analytics and knowledge management in health management and an increased need for qualified data analysts and scientists.
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for BEA674 Data and Business Decision Making
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA735 Health Data Management, Information Analysis and Improvement
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
Information Governance specialisation
This specialisation prepares students to work as senior health information governance professionals, a growth area in health service management.
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CRH604 The Diffusion of Health Technology (Managing Change)
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CRH503 E-health Privacy and Security Issues
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Rozelle - Sydney | Semester 2 |
View all details for BAA753 Health Ethics, Law and Governance
Strategic Leadership specialisation
This specialisation prepares students to strategically lead a complex organisation’s health information service. The focus of this specialisation is on managing health information staff and organisational needs to effectively deliver services, taking account information security, ethical, technological, and analytical requirements.
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA754 Health Finance, Economics and Accounting
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for BMA583 Managing People and the Employment Relationship
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Rozelle - Sydney | Semester 1 |
View all details for BAA758 Leading and Managing Healthcare Organisations
Elective Units:
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Rozelle - Sydney | Semester 2 |
View all details for BAA753 Health Ethics, Law and Governance
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA754 Health Finance, Economics and Accounting
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA755 Healthcare Organisational Behaviour
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA756 Healthcare Systems, Safety and Quality
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Rozelle - Sydney | Semester 1 |
View all details for BAA758 Leading and Managing Healthcare Organisations
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BAA759 Information Governance in Health
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Credit Points: 12.5
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View all details for BFA534 Introduction to Corporate Governance
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for BMA583 Managing People and the Employment Relationship
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
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Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for CAM722 Leading and Managing Change in Health and Human Services
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CRH500 Introduction to Health Informatics
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
View all details for CRH503 E-health Privacy and Security Issues
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
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Launceston | Semester 1 |
View all details for CRH604 The Diffusion of Health Technology (Managing Change)
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Hobart | Semester 1 | ||||
Hobart | Semester 2 |
View all details for BEA674 Data and Business Decision Making
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Credit Points: 12.5
This unit is currently unavailable.
View all details for BAA735 Health Data Management, Information Analysis and Improvement
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Credit Points: 12.5
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Launceston | Semester 2 |
Entry requirements
Eligibility
For admission to this course you need to have one of the following:
a) an Australian bachelor degree or equivalent level standard in any other institution majoring in a management, information management/technology or health related discipline and relevant work experience in the health sector; OR
b) an Australian post-bachelor degree (Honours, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Master, or Doctorate) or equivalent level standard in any other institution in any discipline and relevant work experience in the health sector; OR
c) an Australian bachelor degree or equivalent level standard in any other institution in an unrelated discipline and a minimum of two years relevant work experience in the health sector.
Fees & scholarships
Domestic students
Domestic students enrolled in a full fee paying place are charged the Student Services and Amenities Fee but this fee is incorporated in the fees you pay for each unit you enrol in. Full fee paying domestic students do not have to make any additional SSAF payments.
Detailed tuition fee information for domestic students is available at the Domestic Student Fees website, including additional information in relation to a compulsory Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Domestic students enrolled in certain postgraduate coursework programs may not be eligible for student payments through Youth Allowance and Austudy. Visit the Department of Social Services website to find out more about eligibility for Centrelink support and the list of eligible courses
International students
International students should refer to the International Students course fees page to get an indicative course cost.
Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
How can we help?
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