Sarah Low

Biography

Sarah is currently lecturing with the Master of Health Information Management (MHIM) program at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) with the Australian Institute of Health Service Management (AIHSM) team while undertaking a PhD in leadership education and HIM graduate future-proofing for the 21st century with UTAS.Prior to working at UTAS, she consulted for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to progress plans to establish a national health information system.  This involved planning and policy work with government level stakeholders such as the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance and regional WHO health information teams.  She also assisted with the postgraduate Health Information Management program at the University of Tasmania during this time.Sarah has also worked for the largest healthcare provider in Qatar at Director level, establishing the Health Information Management (HIM) services and supporting the inaugurations of the newest general hospital in the country at the time of her appointment. She also established the first Health Information Management program in the country, at the Community College of Qatar as Program Coordinator.  During her time in Qatar, she was actively involved with the establishment of national strategic projects in the health sector such as the introduction of ICD10AM, AR-DRGs, Clinical Documentation Improvement programs, and Cerner (Clinical Information System).Sarah completed her Bachelor in Health Science (Health Information Management) and Master in Health Management Degrees in Australia and has worked at various levels across the public and private health sector covering management, data, quality, accreditation, research, and coding.  She is actively involved with research projects in Australia and abroad.She has a passion for innovative leadership, systems thinking, change management, health informatics, HIM education and HIM and health systems development.

Research Interest

Sarah’s research spans along the UTAS research themes of Better Health and Data, Knowledge and Decisions. Her research interests include developing leadership and professional capacity in health information professionals, future-proofing and sustainable education.