Graduate Certificate in Health Data Integrity and Auditing

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Overview

This one-year part-time program is designed to provide individuals from throughout the healthcare sector, who work with health data, with the practical knowledge and skills for managing, evaluating and auditing clinical and funding-related health data, data quality, and datasets. This specialised course also offers eligible health information managers and health … For more content click the Read more button below. Studies will primarily be conducted at the Online, with one elective subject delivered at Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus. The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8.

This specialised course also offers eligible health information managers and health information manager-clinical coders the option of a certificate of competency in internal, or external, clinical coding auditing, for which they must demonstrate substantial competence in an optional ICD-10- AM classification examination and minimum marks in the subject HIM5AAP.

Studies will primarily be conducted at the Online, with one elective subject delivered at Melbourne (Bundoora) Campus.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

Course coordinator

Merilyn Riley

Location(s)

On-Line

Course instance contact

Merilyn Riley

Course duration (full time)

N/A

Course duration (part time)

1 year

Study level

Postgraduate

AQF level

Level 8 - Graduate Certificate

Available only as an exit award

Study options

Domestic

Completion requirements

To attain the Graduate Certificate in Health Data Integrity and Auditing, students will be required to complete 60 credit points in total consisting of:45 core credit-points 15 core-choice credit points

Course structure
60 credit points

Level one60 credit points

Core45 credit points

Core choice15 credit points

Course intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Appraise health information using digital technologies and analytical and critical thinking to identify health system problems

Analyse and disseminate health data and information using effective oral and written communications

Critically evaluate health funding and administrative data, using analytics and relevant technologies to solve problems

Create and ethically execute comprehensive health data audits supported by analytics and relevant technologies

Course features

Work based learning (placement) requirements

Elective placement opportunities (Work Based Learning)
During this course, you will have the opportunity to participate in a Work Based Learning (WBL) placement experience, designed to allow you to extend your formal academic learning beyond the classroom. The WBL experience will provide the opportunity to bring your learning from the university into a work environment and test out your knowledge in a professional real-world environment. Some courses include compulsory WBL subjects, however, we also offer a range of elective WBL subjects, both cross-discipline and subject-specific. La Trobe University will source placements for some subjects, while others will require you to source your own placement. If you are required to source your own placement, dedicated staff will guide and support you through the process. Elective WBL subjects generally involve an application process and Subject Coordinator approval. The location and number of hours undertaken can vary considerably depending on the activity and the discipline area. Please refer to the individual subject entries for more information.

Career outcomes

There is considerable evidence of substantial projected need for qualified health data auditors throughout the healthcare sector. These categories are:

Clinical Coding Auditors, who must have a deep knowledge of, and experience in, the specialised ICD-10-AM classification; and
Health Data Auditors, who may have a more general interest in the analysis and auditing of non-coded health data in any area of the healthcare system.

There is a very urgent need for currently practising health information managers and health information manager-clinical coders to upskill in the specialised areas of health data and clinical coding auditing in order to meet hospitals and governments requirements for accurate, verified ICD-10-AM and other health data within the activity-based funding, evidence-based medicine and research, population health, and digital health environments throughout the Australian healthcare sector.

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