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HIM 200 - Healthcare Statistics |
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Associated Term:
Fall 2018
Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course the student will: 1- Define statistics, define where statistics in healthcare originates, and identify the users of healthcare statistics 2- Explain basic statistical mathematic functions: fractions, decimals, quotients, proportion, rate, and percentage 3- Perform basic mathematical functions accurately 4- Define, differentiate, and apply the terms related to hospital censuses, service days, and admission and discharge 5- Define and compute: hospital and department census, inpatient service days, and admission and discharge 6- Define and differentiate among the terms inpatient bed count, bed complement total bed count days, newborn bassinet count, bed count days, and newborn bassinet count days 7- Compute the bed occupancy percentage by date and by service days 8- Calculate the direct and indirect bed turnover rate 9- Define and calculate: length of stay variables 10-Define and calculate death rates for various populations 11-Define and calculate operations and procedures 12- Define and calculate cancer mortality 13- Define and calculate hospital autopsies and their rates 14- Define and calculate various morbidity rates 15- Describe the uses of statistics computed within the HIM department regarding unit cost, productivity, and staffing levels 16- Differentiate between operational and capital budgets 17- Generate and verify computerized statistical reports for accuracy 18- Define categorical data: nominal, ordinal, interval, and ratio 19- Differentiate between discrete data and continuous data 20- Describe and differentiate between various tools used for presenting data 21- Create tables and graphs to display statistical information 22- Define the basics of healthcare research 23- Describe various types of research designs 24- Understand the privacy considerations in clinical and biomedical research 25- Understand and describe data interpretation issues Required Materials: Technical Requirements: |
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