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300
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Managing Health Information Services
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This course will explore the manager's role as it relates to planning, organizing, HRM, budgeting, supervising, evaluation, service delivery, and marketing. Further exploration will center around areas such as organizational development and culture; evolution of organizations; response to change; individual motivation; group dynamics; leadership styles; inter-departmental relations, decision-making; communication; team building; conflict resolution; managing change.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisite: HSM 301 or HSM 315
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Course Weight: 1.00
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HIM
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301
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Healthcare Information Analysis
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Emphasis will be placed on analysis methodologies and the concomitant use of current data analysis software, such as query and reporting tools, on-line analytical processing (OLAP), executive information systems and data mining tools. The key concept will be methods of transforming data into meaningful information for end-users. Analysis techniques include: trending through the use of historical data, impact analysis, variance analysis, and data modeling to allow for scenario testing. The identification of data sources such as Management Information Systems (MIS), the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), as well as other financial, clinical and demographic data repositories, will also be covered.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Course Weight: 1.00
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HIM
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302
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Health Information Systems Management
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This course takes a systems perspective in terms of database management, quality management and utilization management. Database management covers the full spectrum of definitions, data standards in terms of integrity, reliability and consistency, data transforming and cleaning prior to storage, and record linkage. Quality assurance and utilization management topics cover issues such as integrated/managed care with a focus on both process and outcome within an interactive cycle, identification of sentinel events and the development of indicators for measurement. Finally, product analysis and selection, including the RFP (request for proposal) process, will also be addressed.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Course Weight: 1.00
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HIM
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403
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Managerial Accounting and Finance
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This course focuses on the unique financial management features, reporting policies and analytic tools in health services organizations. It examines different types of budgets including capital and operating budgets, fixed and variable budgets, financial activity budgets and also operating plans. It describes budgetary processes and tools and discusses capital expenditure plans, cash flow forecasts and variance analysis. Financial measurements, reporting and evaluations strategies are discussed.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: ACC 100 and HIM 301
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Course Weight: 1.00
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This course will take students beyond using the fundamental tools necessary to apply basic economic principles to the health care field. Exposure will be provided on a balance of population-based health economics and consumer driven, managed health care economics. Consideration will be given to linking performance indicators to social goals. Emphasis will be placed on quality of life measures both from the local and international scenes.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: ECN 104 and ECN 204
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Course Weight: 1.00
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HIM
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405
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Issues in Health Information Management
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This course is designed to facilitate in-depth analysis of key trends and issues in health information management and to explore their implications for management practice. The course will examine current health information management delivery systems, their legislative, political, economic and social complexities, and their ability to influence and be influenced by health care professionals. Issues addressed will vary in response to developments in the field. Students will be asked to critically analyze these trends and issues in terms of their impact on the management of health information as a whole, the provider-client relationship, etc.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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| Prerequisites: HIM 404
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Course Weight: 1.00
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HIM
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406
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Practicum Seminar
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This course is offered in conjunction with HIM 407. Students and faculty supervisors establish learning contracts detailing the terms and conditions of fieldwork placements. Mid and final seminars provide an opportunity for students to apply theory and collectively share their experiences. This is a graded course.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Departmental consent required
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Course Weight: 1.00
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Practicum project/exercise to be directly related to health information management. The practicum is the capstone course of the Health Information Management program, and provides the opportunity to apply management theory and concepts in a working environment which is specific to health information services delivery. Students evaluate and analyze onsite management issues within the context of their understanding of organizational systems. A pre-arranged number of hours, per week, will be spent over a negotiated time period in a setting other than their own work setting, although it may be in the same organization. Supervision will be provided by on-site preceptors.
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Lect: 3 hrs.
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Departmental consent required
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Course Weight: 1.00
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