Clinical data management and analyses for advanced practice

2 Credits.

Clinical data management is essential for the evaluation of any clinical improvement project. A high caliber evaluation plan and its implementation will provide key partners and decision-makers with the information necessary to make decisions about the value and continuance of each intervention. Components of an evaluation plan include clearly identified outcomes linked to measures, variables, and data sources; high-quality data collected for the purpose of measuring these outcomes; utilizing proper data management techniques; applying appropriate analytic methods to evaluate outcomes; and a meaningful summary of methods and outcomes that addresses the concerns and questions of key partners. Analytic techniques to evaluate outcomes may be quantitative, qualitative or both. This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to refine and execute the evaluation plan for the scholarly project as applicable.