Health Data Analytics

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to provide you with an applied approach to analyze healthcare data. It will enhance abilities to know when and how to use theories, concepts, and tools of data analysis and statistics to evaluate and analyze health care data systematically. The emphasis of the course is on the use of data analysis in the health care field. The focus is on applying data analysis to health care data, problems and issues in the health care system, and on the data application necessary to make decisions based on the analysis. This course builds upon previous knowledge of basic statistics and analytics, concepts, and tools by applying them specifically to the health care system. Credit Hour s : 3 Prerequisites: college algebra and statistics or permission of instructor