Health Information Management Principles and Practices
Curriculum guideline
4 hours/week
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lectures, case study analysis, independent research, exercises, training on data classification technology, participant presentations, classroom discussions and guest speakers.
- Canadian health information management lifecycle
- Governance of health data and information management
- Health information management and classification system framework
- Access, use and disclosure of health information
- Primary and secondary uses of information and privacy controls
- Governance principles for the maintenance, retention and protection of health data and information
- Policies and legislation pertaining to disposition and destruction of health data and information.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify stages of the health information management lifecycle;
- Demonstrate health information management planning, including governance and accountability frameworks;
- Demonstrate data collection, capture and receipt principles in compliance with health data governance and data standards;
- Describe the organization of health information management;
- Apply principles guiding each phase of the health information management lifecycle in accordance with provincial/territorial and federal legislation;
- Analyze effectiveness of the health information management lifecycle; and
- Utilize electronic health record applications to support health information management.
Assessment will be based on course objectives andwill be carried out in accordance with the °µÍø51 Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.
This is a Letter graded course. All assignments must be completed to pass the course.
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
Students in the PBD-HIM program are required to maintain a minimum grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.
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