Course Description
This course provides an emphasis on the business application of health law and an orientation to the organization and administration of health organizations and health information. This includes legal and regulatory issues, marketing, utilization management, information management, and information systems. The objective of this course is to prepare students to effectively identify, use and manage health information technologies for security, regulatory and compliance issues, system acquisition, health information exchange, alignment of technology initiatives, strategic planning and assessing value in health information. (3 credits)
Associated Program Learning Outcome(s)
#9 Explain the connection between the regulatory and voluntary accrediting standards and health care policies and procedures.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Examine data governance evolution and its role in health care.
- Apply the elements of Data Governance framework.
- Compare examples of Data Governance in various health care professions.
- Interpret key components of Data Governance to the organization at a team and individual level
- Formulate an organization wide Data Governance Plan.
- Analyze the barriers to healthcare governance and determine how to overcome them through the creation of a Data Governance Plan.
- Apply working knowledge of the law to create a baseline plan for clinical governance.
- Evaluate examples of a Data Governance education model.
- Interpret the current trend of Integrated Governance and its impact in healthcare.
Course Activities and Grading
| Assignments | Weight |
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Lead/Response format Discussions: Wk 1(1), Wk 2(1), Wk 3(1), Wk 4(1), Wk 5(1), Wk 6(1), Wk 7(1) total of 7 @ 15 points each = 105 points Individual Response or Assignment Sharing Discussions: Wk 1(1) Wk 3(1), Wk 7(x2), Wk 8 (1) total of 5 @15 points each = 75 points Discussions = 180 points | 18% |
Weekly assignments (Wk 1(1), Wk 2(2), Wk 3(2), Wk 4(1), Wk 5(2), Wk 6(1), Wk 7(2), Wk 8 (1) total of 13 @ 40 points each = 520 points | 52% |
Final Project Wk 8 = 300 points | 30% |
Total | 100% |
Required Textbooks
- This course uses Open Educational Resources (OER). OER are openly licensed, educational resources that can be used for teaching, learning and research. OER may consist of a variety of resources such as textbooks, videos and software that are no cost for students.
Course Schedule
Week | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 1,2 | Topics: Introduction
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2 | 2,3 | Topics: What is Data Governance?
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3 | 3,4 | Topics: Culture
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4 | 5,7 | Topics: Application of Clinical Governance in Daily Activities
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5 | 4,8 | Topics: Barriers
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6 | 2,7 | Topics: Data Governance and the Law
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7 | 1,2,9
| Topics: National Health Service
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8 | 9,10 | Topics: Training
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COSC Accessibility Statement
Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.