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HSHM421 Financial Management in Health Services I

Updated: 06 August 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus B - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 36cp
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HM421
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) David Briggs (dbriggs@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit provides students with the knowledge and skills to promote effective, efficient and economic utilisation of the physical, material and fiscal resources in health services. The major topics include the economics and financing of health care, cost analysis, case-mix understanding, understanding the hospital accounting system and approaches to budgeting and variance analysis.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory
Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Health Care Financial Management
ISBN: 9780729537452
Courtney, M. and Briggs, D., Elsevier 2004
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional
Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Management in the Australian Health Care Industry
ISBN: 9781741032383
Clinton, M., Pearson Education 3rd ed. 2004
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Health Care Finance: Basic Tools for Nonfinancial Managers
ISBN: 9780763778941
Baker, J.J. and Baker, R.W., Aspen Publishers 3rd ed. 2009
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Health Economics: A Critical and Global Analysis
ISBN: 9781403940834
Palmer, G.R. and Ho, M.T., Palgrave MacMillan 2008
Text refers to: Semester 1 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 50% 3000
Assignment 2 50% 3000

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. understand the structure of health financing systems and how services are funded.
  2. explain the main features of health accounting systems and analyse financial statements.
  3. apply and relate these skills within the context of the overall organisational budget.
  4. understand control systems and monitor variances between actual and predicted performance and revise implementation strategies.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
2 Communication Skills
True True True
3 Global Perspectives
True
4 Information Literacy
True
5 Life-Long Learning
True True True
6 Problem Solving
True True True
7 Social Responsibility
True True True
8 Team Work
True True True
   

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