Uses of Data in Decision-Making

Graduate / Professional

This course provides an overview of health care data and the innovative ways these data can be turned into information for clinical, operational, and financial decision-making. The advent of the electronic medical record has made coded data richer and more readily available for analyses. This course introduces students to the terminology surrounding health care data and databases; data sources; and the practical steps to consider when requesting and analyzing health care data for quality improvement and research. The course provides students the tools to use health care data to assess and improve patient care and outcomes. Several examples of sophisticated analytical methods developed at a large academic medical center are used to illustrate concepts related to population definition, defining episodes of care, and measuring clinical, operational, and financial outcomes. Required of all D.N.P. students in the first year. 2 Course cr HTBA