Description

The only one of its kind in the world, this course is designed to provide knowledge and develop skills in the auditing of coded data and analysing and reporting on audit outcomes.

This five-month online course is designed to enhance your skills in auditing coded data and analysing, reporting, and acting on audit outcomes. You must have a qualification in health information management or clinical coding and extensive clinical coding experience.  You will work through the course material in a systematic way within a specified timeframe. Assessment will be by one major assignment and a final examination, plus an ICD-10-AM health classification examination.

Course content

There are four modules in the course:

• Module 1 - Principles of Casemix and Activity Based Funding Models
• Module 2 - Theory and Principles of Auditing
• Module 3 - Statistical Analysis and Methodology
• Module 4 - Audit Outcomes: Reporting and Strategic Development

Extra requirements

1. Broadband internet access and an active email address that can be accessed at home during study periods.
2. Students must have basic computer literacy skills (e.g. Word or other word processing software, Excel).