C Healthcare Data Analysis

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Term hours: 36 lecture and 54 laboratory. This course focuses on the effective collection, presentation, and verification of healthcare data necessary for the preparation of administrative and clinical reports. The role of data in clinical research, vital statistics, and epidemiology will be discussed. Laboratory activities will focus on manual and automated data presentation techniques and on the interpretation and analysis of healthcare data. The role of the health data information professional in transforming data into meaningful information for use in clinical and financial decision-making will be stressed. Data reliability and validity is emphasized. (CSU)