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Structuring and Managing Patient Data (ISYS90078)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online

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Overview

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This subject develops familiarity with technical and administrative aspects of health information science – when, why and how health data can be generated, collected, stored, communicated and integrated to inform patient care, health research and health services management. It provides an overview of the knowledge and tools that are essential for managing and governing digital patient record data for primary and secondary uses.

Lectures and tutorials cover four major topics: (a) Structuring health data in the era of big data in healthcare; (b) Managing and governing electronic health and medical records for safety and quality of care, including: standards, terminologies and mapping approaches applicable to clinical data and clinical documentation; (c) Structural and semantic interoperability to support data use for connected care and population health, including: Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR); (d) Managing and governing secondary use of data, including health services administration and health research, including: approaches to data privacy and security, repositories, retrieval, quality assessment, and linkage.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject the student is expected to:

  • Explain the roles of a range of information standards and protocols in ensuring the quality of patient health data
  • Analyse relative merits of various ways in which different health information systems record patient data, and explain how such data can be mapped
  • Demonstrate understanding of different levels of interoperability among health information systems, and explain uses of methods and tools for optimising the value of patient data through exchange between systems
  • Critically interpret typical requirements for retrieval and re-use of patient data for purposes other than clinical care, and propose refinements that reflect advances in approaches to digital health data analysis
  • Demonstrate integration and application of health data management principles in the design of new health information systems

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should have developed the following generic skills:

  • Effective communication of data requirements
  • Understanding of global issues relating to health
  • The ability to work across different disciplines
  • Excellent in-depth knowledge to support responsible leadership

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

One of

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
HLTH90006 Basics of Digital Health for Clinicians No longer available
ISYS90069 Digital Transformation of Health
July (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

A three part report, progressively written over the semester. Part 1 due in week 6; part 2 due in week 12; part 3 due in week 14, 1000 words for each part; 3000 words in total and worth 20% each (60% in total). Intended Learning Outcome (ILO) 5 is addressed in this assessment.

  • 90-100 hours (of work required)
Hurdle requirement: An aggregate result of 30/60 or more is required to pass the subject.		From Week 6 to Week 1460%

Four written reports of individual work on assigned practical activities, 500 words per report; 2000 words in total and worth 10% each (40% in total). Due weekly in weeks 2, 5, 8, and 11. ILO's 1 to 4 are addressed in this assessment.

  • 30-35 hours (of work required)
Hurdle requirement: An aggregate result of 20/40 or more is required to pass the subject.		From Week 2 to Week 1140%

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Dates & times

  • Semester 2 - Online
    Principal coordinatorKathleen Gray
    Mode of deliveryOnline
    Contact hours1 hour per week of 1-1 tutorials; 2 hours per week of asynchronous learning using resources in Canvas LMS
    Total time commitment200 hours
    Teaching period24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023
    Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023
    Census date31 August 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail22 September 2023
    Assessment period ends17 November 2023

    Semester 2 contact information

    Kathleen Gray

    kgray@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

200 hours

Additional delivery details

Teach Out Mode - No longer accepting new enrolments

Last updated: 24 January 2023

Further information

  • Texts

    Prescribed texts

    There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.

  • Subject notes

    LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS

    Opportunities are provided for online interaction during class using students’ personal internet-connected devices.

    Classroom teaching is complemented by a subject website in the University Learning Management System. Students unable to attend class on campus can participate each week, by going online to access lecture slides and recordings, undertake practical activities, and complete assessable work.

    INDICATIVE KEY LEARNING RESOURCES

    This subject has no textbook. Students have access to electronic full-text of recommended readings, including current journal articles, government documents and industry reports. Examples:

    Australian Digital Health Agency. Resources for Implementers and Developers. Specifications. Clinical documents. https://developer.digitalhealth.gov.au/specifications/clinical-documents

    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Metadata Repository – METeOR  https://www.aihw.gov.au/about-our-data/metadata-standards

    HL7 FHIR Foundation. (Health Level 7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources). http://fhir.org/

    International Organization for Standardization. Technical Committees. ISO/TC215 – Health Informatics https://www.iso.org/committee/54960.html

    SNOMED International. (Systematized NOmenclature of MEDicine). http://snomed.org/

    CAREERS/INDUSTRY LINKS

    This subject provides fundamental knowledge and practical skills to work in digital health. This subject is offered jointly by the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and makes local and international links with accomplished researchers and with experts from public and private sector organisations.

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  • Related Handbook entries

    This subject contributes to the following:

    TypeName
    CourseMaster of Philosophy - Engineering
    CoursePh.D.- Engineering
    CourseDoctor of Philosophy - Engineering
    CourseGraduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Digital Health
  • Available through the Community Access Program

    About the Community Access Program (CAP)

    This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.

    Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.

    Additional information for this subject

    Subject coordinator approval required.

  • Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students

    This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.

Last updated: 24 January 2023