Foundations of Clinical Data and its Applications

Harvard FAS

Foundations of Clinical Data and Its Applications is a hands-on course exploring how clinical data drives healthcare and bioinformatics. Students study data sources (EHRs, claims, ICU records), interoperability standards (HL7/FHIR), and data engineering (normalization, validation, storage). Core topics include disease and treatment-outcome prediction, causal inference and target-trial emulation, and real-world evidence generation. The course addresses high-dimensional data, time-related…