Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Information Management in Health Systems
Course Code
VVDG_013
Branch of Science
Other social sciences
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Health Management; Life Science
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ieva Bikava
Structure Unit Manager
Daiga Behmane
Structural Unit
Health Management Teaching Group
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga
About Study Course
Objective
The course will provide a comprehensive overview of the role and functioning of a health information system, and demonstrate the possibilities of health information systems to enable the generation, storage, analysis and dissemination of information in a timely and secure manner to ensure the functioning of the health ecosystem. The course will cover the key concepts of the development and implementation of information systems. methodologies, activities and approaches to be applied in the development and implementation of modern health information systems. The course will focus on the growing role of information technology in the healthcare ecosystem, demonstrating different types of health information systems.
Preliminary Knowledge
No specific prior knowledge is required for the course.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.Upon successful completion of the study course, the students will be able to: • Understand the basic theories and principles of health information management; • Describe the role of health information systems in the healthcare system; • Describe the role of health information management in quality assurance, performance improvement, resource planning and management and risk management in healthcare systems; • Understand the challenges in planning and implementing the information infrastructure; • Understand different types of information systems used in the healthcare sector; • Understand how health records are collected, stored, accessed, shared, maintained and secured in health information systems.
Skills
1.The students will learn how to: • Explain how health information systems are organised and managed; • Choose and apply strategies for improving the quality and outcomes of health care using health information systems; • Apply health information management techniques to specific healthcare situations and problems; • Apply electronic health records, data tools and reports in decision making; • Plan health informatics solutions to improve clinical and health care goals.
Competences
1.Students will be able to: • Recognise the selection and organization of data in terms of supporting decisions made at different levels of the healthcare sector; • Recognise the role of information systems in the different dimensions of management in health care institution; • Link different health system challenges to health informatics.
Assessment
Individual work
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• Literature review and data analysis;
• Development and presentation of the individual and group work.
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Examination
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Receive individual question related to the presented project, properly answering the questions and showing the explicit understanding of the topic individually - can receive additional 3 points.
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Examination |
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Students during the whole week will have to work on their project - develop the idea of some kind of system that will solve some kind of problem related to healthcare process. After every lecture, there will be workshop to practice and work on the new knowledges, as well as to work on other skills - leadership, co-working, presenting etc. At the end of the course Student groups present their projects: 0-7 points (70% of the final mark) for every participant of the project group.
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• Active participation in interactive lectures;
• Quality and timeliness of individual and group work.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Information management as part of health system management, types of data in health care
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Information management as part of health system management, types of data in health care
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Technological tools for obtaining, storing and analysing health data
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Auditorium
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Technological tools for obtaining, storing and analysing health data
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Information systems in healthcare organisations
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Information systems in healthcare organisations
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Topics
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Data standards, processing of personal data in health systems and interoperability
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Data standards, processing of personal data in health systems and interoperability
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Topics
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Digital transformation in health care
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Requirement elicitation techniques, design thinking approach to the development of ICT systems in health care
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On site
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Auditorium
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Requirement elicitation techniques, design thinking approach to the development of ICT systems in health care
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Project management and challenges in defining and implementing the scope of the project
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Wager K., Lee F., et al. Health Care Information Systems: A Practical Approach for Health Care Management. 5th edition, Jossey-Bass, 2022.Suitable for English stream
2.
Austrālijas digitālās veselības stratēģija: Digital Health Strategy 2019-2029. ACT Government Health. 2019Suitable for English stream
3.
WHO vadlīnijas IT risinājumiem. WHO Guidline. Recomemendations on digital interventions for helath system strengthening. WHO, 2019Suitable for English stream
4.
Digitālās transformācijas ceļvedis. Your digital transformation journey. A Sep-by-step-guide. Ironmountain com. 2022Suitable for English stream
5.
Digitālās transformācijas veiksmes faktori. B. Tabrizi, Ed. Lam, V.Irvin. Digital Transformation is Not About Technology. Change Management. Harvard Business Review. 2019.Suitable for English stream
6.
A .Laumane. Nacionāla līmeņa elektroniskā veselības ieraksta sadarbspēja Latvijas veselības aprūpē. Maģistra darbs, 2021
7.
Digital Health Strategy 2019-2029. ACT Government Health. 2019Suitable for English stream
8.
Your digital transformation journey. A Sep-by-step-guide. Ironmountain com. 2022Suitable for English stream
Additional Reading
1.
Global Strategy on Digital Health 2020-2025. World Health Organization. 2021.Suitable for English stream
2.
Everybody's Business: strengthening health systems to improve health outcomes: WHO's framework for action. Geneva: WHO, 2007Suitable for English stream