Course

Health Data Management I

Faculty
Health Sciences
Department
Health Information Management
Course code
HIMP 3340
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 weeks
Max class size
36
Method(s) of instruction
Hybrid
Lecture
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course introduces students to health data and information needs across the health care continuum and the integral role and responsibilities of the health information management professional.
Course content
  • Health data concepts and information governance
  • Major users of health care data  
  • Decision-making process with a focus on data collection  
  • Health data needs across the health care continuum  
  • Public and private sector use of health care data  
  • Fundamental concepts of health informatics including data, knowledge and information  
  • Formulation of data dictionaries in compliance with data standards for health information systems 
  • Data governance and benefits to the health sector  
  • Health information exchange: framework, governance and application to health data and information
  • Privacy controls for access, use and disclosure of health data and information  
Learning activities

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.  

 

Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.  An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

  • Identify key health data and information needs across the health care continuum;
  • Describe how public and private organizations use health care data to assess costs, quality and patient outcomes;  
  • Discuss the methods used to formulate a data dictionary;
  • Discuss the concept of data governance and the benefits provided to health care organizations; 
  • Identify health information exchanges and public health population-based data; and
  • Describe the uses of data and information and the related privacy controls for access, use and disclosure.
Textbook materials

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.

Requisites

Prerequisites

HIMP 2210 and HIMP 2230 and HIMP 2240 and HIMP 2500 and HIMP 2501 and CSIS 2300

Students in the PBD-HIM and the BScHIM programs are required to maintain a minimum grade of 65% (C+) in all courses in order to progress in the program.

Corequisites

None

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers to Other Institutions

Below are current transfer agreements from Douglas College to other institutions for the current course guidelines only. For a full list of transfer details and archived courses, please see the BC Transfer Guide.

Institution Transfer details for HIMP 3340
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) TRU HLTH 3XXX (3)
Vancouver Island University (VIU) VIU HSLC 3rd (3)

Course Offerings

There are no course offerings this semester.