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HEALT6005 - Governance in Healthcare
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<p>This unit connects the strategic, tactical and operational aspects of healthcare leadership by examining how strategy, governance, risk management, quality care frameworks, and national health priorities drive policy development, service delivery, compliance and continuous improvement at the daily operational level. Students will develop advanced critical thinking to evaluate the internal and external factors influencing service delivery at the point of care.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:</p>
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<li>Examination of key frameworks and regulatory requirements that impact service delivery such as clinical governance framework, NSQHS & ACQS, AHPRA regulations and health professions legislation, Clinical Risk Mgt, Risk mgt framework, Incident reporting Privacy Principles, Mandatory reporting, Open disclosure, Sentinel events and SIRs in Aged care etc.</li>
<li>The role of strategic planning in healthcare organisations and how this influences operational decisions; basic concepts of health service governance and the connection to State and Federal policies, government departments and agencies eg. Safer Care Victoria, Equal Opportunity.</li>
<li>Shifting government policy and priorities and how this impacts health services delivery- for example National Health priorities and Dept of Health Annual Statement of Priorities and identifying how these impact at the operational level.</li>
<li>Understanding and leading change.</li>
<li>Contemporaneous healthcare issues, ethical and/or legal healthcare dilemmas or controversies related to service delivery.</li>
<li>Consumers as partners in local healthcare planning and delivery.</li>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit connects the strategic, tactical and operational aspects of healthcare leadership by examining how strategy, governance, risk management, quality care frameworks, and national health priorities drive policy development, service delivery, compliance and continuous improvement at the daily operational level. Students will develop advanced critical thinking to evaluate the internal and external factors influencing service delivery at the point of care.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:</p> <ul> <li>Examination of key frameworks and regulatory requirements that impact service delivery such as clinical governance framework, NSQHS & ACQS, AHPRA regulations and health professions legislation, Clinical Risk Mgt, Risk mgt framework, Incident reporting Privacy Principles, Mandatory reporting, Open disclosure, Sentinel events and SIRs in Aged care etc.</li> <li>The role of strategic planning in healthcare organisations and how this influences operational decisions; basic concepts of health service governance and the connection to State and Federal policies, government departments and agencies eg. Safer Care Victoria, Equal Opportunity.</li> <li>Shifting government policy and priorities and how this impacts health services delivery- for example National Health priorities and Dept of Health Annual Statement of Priorities and identifying how these impact at the operational level.</li> <li>Understanding and leading change.</li> <li>Contemporaneous healthcare issues, ethical and/or legal healthcare dilemmas or controversies related to service delivery.</li> <li>Consumers as partners in local healthcare planning and delivery.</li> </ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
30
EFTSL:
0.25
Field of education:
060300 - Nursing
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/healt6005">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BUHEA6901" target="_blank">BUHEA6901</a> OR must not have completed <a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=BUHEA6902" target="_blank">BUHEA6902</a></p>
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Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Explain the goals, structures and processes of governance in the Australian healthcare context and their relationship to quality health care.</p>
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<p>Analyse how clinical governance supports quality health care outcomes at the local point of care context.</p>
S2
<p>Critically evaluate the engagement of consumers as partners in local healthcare planning and delivery and identify opportunities for improvement. </p>
S3
<p>Critically analyse and evaluate contemporary ethical and legal dilemmas in healthcare delivery. </p>
A1
<p>Evaluate a healthcare setting through the lens of clinical governance and risk management frameworks to identify and analyse issues and areas for improvement. </p>
A2
<p>Create strategies and propose plans, using a relevant Australian healthcare framework, to enhance delivery of local healthcare services.</p>
Assessment
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Learning outcomes assessed
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<p>Debate between groups of students around contemporary ethical issues in health care.</p>
<p> Debate</p><p> </p>
<p>20-30%</p>
S3
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<p>Develop a vision/priority statement for own work area or healthcare team.</p>
<p>Poster Presentation and Reflection</p>
<p>30-40%</p>
K1, S1, S2, A1
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<p>Identify and analyse a problem in healthcare setting and develop proposal for remediation/improvement.</p><p> </p>
<p>Report</p>
<p>40-50%</p>
K1, S1, S2, A1, A2
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Nursing
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
30
EFTSL:
0.25
Field of education:
060300 - Nursing
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/healt6005">View unit fees</a>
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