HCI 450 - Healthcare Analytics and Quality

5 CR

Previously HCTM 450.
Explores the scope and role of data and data analytics in healthcare. Covers data management concepts including data governance, validation, storage and retrieval. Covers healthcare database design and creation. Introduces basic analytic techniques used to generate findings for interpretation and techniques used to meet end user needs for visualizing and interpreting results.

Prerequisite(s): HCI 302 and MATH 130 (or equivalent), or permission of instructor.

Course Outcomes

Examine the different ways that healthcare data is used to support quality improvement and healthcare delivery
Select the appropriate data model to support analysis of administrative or clinical data
Given a healthcare-related scenario, design and create a database that includes appropriate safeguards for protected health information
Analyze healthcare data using appropriate testing methods to generate useful findings
Interpret findings and formulate recommendations
Create presentations and reports that allow end users to visualize results

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