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Health and Human Services InformaticsMaster's degree programme
Kaija Saranto, Professor, PhD, RN, FACMISirpa Kuusisto-Niemi, Ms.Soc.Sc.,Lecturer
Department of Health and Social Management
International Perspectives on Program Accreditation for Professional Education in Informatics, Medinfo 2013
Contents
•Health and Human Services Informatics master’s degree programme
•Experiences of the accreditation process•Impact of the accreditation on education, research and
society
Health and Human Services Informatics education in Finland
•Only Master's programme of its kind in Finland•Established in 2000 as major; permanent programme since
2005•The aim is to produce professionals and researchers in
information management for the needs of health and social care
•Based on IMIA Recommendations on Education in Health and Medical Informatics from the very beginning
•Master´s degree program 2007, 120 ECTS points– BA degree or corresponding studies as a background– Supplementary studies max 60 ECTS points– Personal study plan for each student– Multifaceted teaching with web studies, email– Assessment and feedback system
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Definition Health and Human Services Informatics (HHSI) is
understood as the management of information resources of an entity, e.g. an organisation, covering the activities, actors and methods in the production of health and welfare services for the public and private sectors and organisations.
Resources are understood as data warehouses, programs, devices, communications arrangements and people as sources and utilizers of information.
Health Informatics and related fields
Mod. Mantas 2011Context: health and social sciences
Students
The students represent the whole country:Eastern Finland 40%Metropolitan area (Southern Finland) 30 %Middle Finland 10%Western Finland 10%Northern Finland 10%
Graduated 119 (8/2013)
Helsinki
Kuopio
TampereJyväskylä
Rovaniemi
Oulu
Turku
Joensuu
Vaasa
Kajaani
Varkaus
KouvolaMikkeli
Lahti
THE PARADIGM FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATICS
Main concepts:•Actors mean users or producers of social and health services •Data is the hierarchical continuum from data to knowledge•Intervention means the planning, implementation, evaluation or use of services•Technology means social and technical procedures used in processing, analysing, storing or retrieving data related to actions
Body of Knowledge in Informatics
http://
Data models, structures
Use of ICT
Knowledge management and informatics competences
Actors
InterventionData
Technology
THE PARADIGM FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES INFORMATICS
Main concepts and research focus
Steering and organizing of information management in work
processesConext: Health and Social Care
Knowledge and skills areas in HHSI 2013-2014
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Core knowledge and skills
Health and human services, service organisation
Methodological competencies
Informatics/computer science
Introduction to Health and Human Services Informatics, 5 ECTS
Basics of management in social and health care, 6 ECTS
Introduction to Academic Studies, 1 ECTS
Basic Studies of Computer Science (Minor Studies), 25 ECTS
Data Protection and Data Security, 5 ECTS
Contextual changes and organizational reforms in social and health services, 7 ECTS
Information skills in social and health care management, 1 ECTS
Theory Building in Health and Human Services Informatics, 6 ECTS
Cost accounting and budgeting in public organisations, 6 ECTS
Research Methods in Health and Human Services Informatics, 6 ECTS
Knowledge Management in Health and Human Services Informatics, 6 ECTS
Research and Development of Health and Human Services Informatics, 6 ECTS
Modelling, 3 ECTS
M Sc Thesis 30 ECTS Practical Training in Health and Human Services Informatics, 6 ECTS
Advanced course in statistical methods, 5 ECTS
One of following as obligatory: Leading and Managing Change, 6 ECTSSmall Business Finance, 6 ECTSManagement Control Systems, 6 ECTS
Evidence Based Social and Health Care, 6 ECTS
Jurisprudence in Health and Human Services, 3 ECTS
Evaluation research, 6 ECTS
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IMIA GA, Beijing 23.10.2012
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Experiences
•The evaluation process itself was familiar due to various evaluations at the university
•The focus on informatics was very rewarding •The expertice of the panel members was high quality•Instructions for self-assessment were clear and guided the
analysis of the programme in a comprehensive way•The data collection was challenging due to fragmented
databases•The timeframe of the process was optimal for us•The site-visit was highly valued by the university staff
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Impact of the accreditationEducation & Research:
The guidance to improve both structure and content of the curricula was very rewarding and it helped us:•To focus on student’s optimum time to graduate •To improve procedures in integrating teaching and research more intensively •To stress the importance of quantitative research methods•To focus more thoroughly on outcomes of the education, especially on significance of students’ thesis
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Impact of the accreditation
Society:
•The programme is now an established brand •Contacts with alumnis have been intensified eg. annual seminars•Number of applicants was slightly higher this spring•Co-operation with research units having convergent research interests has increased
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Thank you!