Health Informatics & Population Health Analytics

Catalog description

Students will explore strategies for gathering population information from primary and secondary data sources, using analytics to assess the health needs of the populations under study. Students will examine the value proposition for "clinical intelligence" and the role of analytics in supporting a data-driven, evidence-based practice in population health management. Students will evaluate the use of health information in the context of population health informatics. Students will comprehend the data gathering processes, leading to an exchange of data, while supporting population health surveillance through statistical and visual analytics.