Area: | School of Public Health |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 2871 (v.7) Health Record Systems 281 or any previous version
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11089 (v.5) Nosology 281 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Application of management theory and practice in health information services. Staff recruitment, training and management strategies including performance management, conflict management and grievance procedures. Introduction to health economics. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Demonstrate an understanding of the application of management functions in the context of the health information service. Demonstrate an understanding of staff recruitment and selection processes within the health information service. Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of staff training through the design of training objectives and an orientation program lesson plan. Describe the process of performance appraisal and how this articulates into staff development programs. Describe employee discipline and grievance procedures currently in use in Western Australian hospitals. Develop the ability to apply problem-solving and analytical skills to health information management. Demonstratean understanding of the concepts of introductory health economics. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, 2000, Developing Procedures That Work, Sydney, ACHS. Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, (1999), The EQUiP guide - Standards and Guidelines for the ADHS Evaluation and Quality Improvement Program, 2nd ed., Sydney, ACHS. Daft R.L and Noe R.A., (2001), Organizational Behaviour, Orlando, Harcourt College Publishers. Mooney G. and Scotton R., (1999), Economics and Australian Health Policy, Sydney, Allen and Unwin. Stone R.J., (2002), Human Resource Management, Milton, Wiley. |
Unit Texts: | Abdelhak M., Grostick S., Hanken M.A. and Jacobs E., (2001, Health Information, Management of a Strategic Resource, WB Saunders. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Needs Analysis and Staff Orientation Program Assignment 30%, Health Economics Test 20% and Examination 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80313 Public and Health Care Administration | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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