Module Information
Module Identifier
ILM6910
Module Title
HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Academic Year
2009/2010
Co-ordinator
Semester
Intended for use in future years
Other Staff
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 9 Hours. |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 6 Hours. Seminar. |
| Practical | 3 Hours. |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Topics Write an essay on one of the following topics (3,000 words maximun) 1. Assuming that demand for health care exceeds a governments abillity or willingness to pay:- a) discuss need versus demand in health care provision b) discuss the issues of principle which arise, and indicate the strategies which could be adopted to secure what may deem to be the right expenditure on health care; c) what information provision implications are there? Your essay will be assessed against the following criteria: a. Definition of key concepts: 10% b. Coverage of principles and strategies: 40% c. Coverage of information implications: 40% d. Presentation and citation: 10% 2. Briefly distinguish between socialised medicine and private medicine as healthcare delivery systrems. What do you consider to be the strengths and weaknesess of these two approaches to health care? What are the implcations for information provision? Your essay will be assessed against the following criteria: a. Definition of key concepts: 10% b. Coverage of principles and strategies: 40% c. Coverage of information implications: 40% d. Presentation and citation: 10% Essay: Submission Date - Essay topic 1 or essay topiic 2 - 15.00 Friday 24th March 2000 3,000 Words | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module you should be able to :
. describe the social, political and economic contexts which effect the provision and use of health information;
. indicate the information needs of health professsionals and the consumers of health services;
. specify the kinds of sources and services which health information units and libraries should provide.
Aims
The module explains those approaches and techniques needed so that the right information is made available to the right people at the right time. An information professional working in the health sector must first understand how health care provision works, because this will shape the inforamtion needs of those needing information. The information needs of doctors, nurses, health managers, patients and others must be understood so that appropraite databases and other services can be provided through a range of information and library services.
To accomplish these aims the syllabus covers:
The contexts of health information
political, economic and social issues ; structure of health care systems; the UK National Health Service
Inforamtion Needs
the needs of medical, nursing and health management groups; members of the public who seek consumer health inforamtion
Major inforamtion sources and services
databases of numeric and text information for management and clinical pruposes; medical records; issues related to the provision of information services in health organisations.
To accomplish these aims the syllabus covers:
The contexts of health information
political, economic and social issues ; structure of health care systems; the UK National Health Service
Inforamtion Needs
the needs of medical, nursing and health management groups; members of the public who seek consumer health inforamtion
Major inforamtion sources and services
databases of numeric and text information for management and clinical pruposes; medical records; issues related to the provision of information services in health organisations.
Content
Health care is controversial because of a collision of medical and social factors: more people are living longer as medical knowledge is refined, the cost of medical technology rises faster than inflation, but there are fewer people in full time work whose taxes can pay the bills. The consequences is action by governments to control expenditure on health, principally by setting priorities to determine who most needs health care.
None of these attempts to spend available resources wisely can work without information. Health professionals need information to decide what the population's health needs are, which care procedures will have the best outcomes and at what cost. Patients and healthy members of the community need information to understand their own state of health, to sustain healthy lifestyles and to make informed choices about treatment options offered to them. It is the task of information professionals to create and operate information serives which support these information needs.
None of these attempts to spend available resources wisely can work without information. Health professionals need information to decide what the population's health needs are, which care procedures will have the best outcomes and at what cost. Patients and healthy members of the community need information to understand their own state of health, to sustain healthy lifestyles and to make informed choices about treatment options offered to them. It is the task of information professionals to create and operate information serives which support these information needs.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7