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	Capturing health information - a perspectives paper Sue Walker p13 [ pdf ] Abstract In a recent study published in the Bulletin of the World Health organization, Mathers et al. (2005) discussed the current status of global reporting of mortality data, and several indicators of quality and completeness of coded data were examined. Unfortunately, no recognition was attributed to the capacity, knowledge and skills of individual coders to impact upon the quality of the data (Walker 2006). This paper explores some of the quality issues relating to coders, as identified in an international needs assessment study conducted through a joint collaboration between the education Committee of the World Health Organization Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC) and the International federation of Health records organizations (IFHRO) (Walker & McKenzie 2004). the study provides the first comprehensive view of coders of mortality and morbidity data internationally. This paper reports selected results from that survey, highlighting the need for recognised standards of uniform education for coders internationally.
	Benefits of ICT adoption and use in regional general medical practices: a pilot study Robe MacGregor, Peter Hyland, Charles Harvie, Boon-Chye Lee, Andrew Dalley and Sangeetha Ramu p23 [ pdf ] Abstract Learning is a complex process, not merely a transfer of information from teacher to student. for learning to be meaningful, students need to adopt a deep approach, and in the case of vocational students, to be given the opportunity to learn experientially. Health information management is a practice profession for which students are educated through theory at university and professional experience in the workplace. this article discusses how, through the process of experiential learning, professional experience can promote reflective thinking and thus deep learning, that is, the ability to integrate theory and practice, as well as professional and personal development in health information management students.