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MEDICINE 914

DATA ANALYTICS FOR POPULATION HEALTH

2 credits.

The main concepts and challenges in medical data gathering and analysis. Identification of aspects of data gathering and measurement, including emerging data sources. Informatics concepts used in population health. Use of a self-reporting tools in an electronic health record to answer population health questions, including those surrounding health equity. Formulation of a population medicine-based clinical question, and development of a reporting strategy to answer the question. Communication of a population medicine issue, including a potential path for improvement and a description of the measurement of any impact of proposed change.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: MED SC-M 810 , 811 , 812 , and 813 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the main concepts and challenges in data gathering and analysis. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify aspects of data gathering and measurement, including emerging data sources. Audience: Graduate 3. Understand the informatics concepts used in population health. Audience: Graduate 4. Learn to use self-reporting tools in an electronic health record to answer population health questions, including those surrounding health equity. Audience: Graduate 5. Formulate a population medicine based clinical question and develop a reporting strategy to answer the question. Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate a population medicine issue, propose a potential path for improvement, and describe how any impact of change could be measured. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the main concepts and challenges in data gathering and analysis. Audience: Graduate 2. Identify aspects of data gathering and measurement, including emerging data sources. Audience: Graduate 3. Understand the informatics concepts used in population health. Audience: Graduate 4. Learn to use self-reporting tools in an electronic health record to answer population health questions, including those surrounding health equity. Audience: Graduate 5. Formulate a population medicine based clinical question and develop a reporting strategy to answer the question. Audience: Graduate 6. Communicate a population medicine issue, propose a potential path for improvement, and describe how any impact of change could be measured. Audience: Graduate

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