Electronic Health Records
PostgraduateTAS-CRH95052020
Course information for 2020 intake
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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
Electronic Health Records
About this subject
Note: Students may only enrol in this subject (TAS-CRH9505) if they are admitted to the Graduate Certificate in Digital Health. All other students should enrol in TAS-CRH505.
On completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Explain the various interpretations of ‘an electronic health record’
- Identify drivers and trends influencing the development of an EHR
- Model the use of an EHR within a particular healthcare environment
- Identify possible points of tension in the socio-technical system
- Incorporate relevant standards for interoperability of EHRs
- Explain the importance of vocabularies
- Critically review stakeholder perspectives on the EHR
- Use appropriate scholarly references to support discussion
- Write clearly and succinctly in an appropriate academic style, presenting work in accordance with the Presentation of Assignment guidelines and with correct referencing (Harvard Author-Date system).
- Week 1: Familiarisation
- Week 2: Topic 1 – Who keeps records / Topic 2 From Paper to Electronic
- Week 3: Topic 3 – Cradle to grave records
- Week 4: Topic 4 - Why do we need a national e-health record
- Week 5: Complete assignment one
- Week 6: Topic 5 – Who shares data
- Week 7: Topic 6 –Social systems roles and routines / Topic 7 Modelling revisited
- Week 8: Topic 8 – Standards in Australia
- Week 9: No new topics
- Week 10: Review
- Week 11: Review
- Week 12: Review
- Week 13: Review
This unit explores the evolution of the electronic health record (EHR). It explores system requirements, vocabulary issues and standards. Privacy and security issues are explored in the context of providing high quality health care.
- Proposal or Newsletter (40%)
- Implementation Strategy or Information Pack (40%)
- Briefing Paper or Conference Paper (20%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
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Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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