CS800 - Health Information Governance

Credits

Level

Semester

Semester 2

Availability

Possible Elective

Prerequisites

N/A

Learning Activities Breakdown

Lectures: 10 | Tutorials: 10 | Labs: 0
Self-study: 50| Individual project: 30

Items of Assessment

Assessment

Individual class test 20% and individual project worth 80%.

Lecturer

Emma Nicol, Lisa McCann

This module aims:

to ensure that the student is aware of the legal, ethical, social, and professional issues commensurate with professional practice within a digital health and care setting.

On completion of the module students will:

Appreciate the characteristics of modern health data management.
Be able to form a sound basis on which to practise within the digital health and care space with a due regard for legal, ethical, and social issues.
Recognise and appreciate the professional aspects of other health and care classes within the curriculum, and how those aspects influence practice.

Professional Competence: codes of practice and competence; the role of the professional body; ethical practice; appreciation of business practices and change management; duties to client, employer and public; professional responsibilities; involvement in continuing education and professional development.
ICTs and society: the information society; impact of ICTs on society; cybercrime; digital evidence.
General and Specific Statue Law: including reference to, but not limited to, intellectual property law, Freedom of Information, Data Protection Act, Computer Misuse Act, Health and Safety legislation, Industrial relations legislation, Public liability, Employer liability.
Management of health data and records in the digital age.

Syllabuses - PG