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COURSE NUMBER: HITT210
COURSE TITLE:Health Statistics
DIVISION:Sciences
IAI CODE(S):
SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS:2.0
DELIVERY MODE:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course focuses on the collection, interpretation, presentation, and reporting of medical statistics with emphasis on reliability and validity of data.  The importance of healthcare statistics in relation to management, decision-making, governmental agencies, quality assessment, and research will be stressed.  Vital and public health reporting and statutory and regulatory requirements are identified.  The use of computerization will be stressed throughout the course.

PREREQUISITES:
Placement out of MATH101. Completion of HITT125 with a grade of C or better.

NOTES: The expanded version of objectives is available from the HITT director.

This course is not available for web registration.

COURSE OBJECTIVES / GOALS:
At the conclusion of this course the HIT student will be able to:

Health Care Statistics
  1. Describe the importance of statistical data and basic health statistics in relation to decision making at the healthcare facility, governmental and accreditation levels
  2. Assign the appropriate services for a given diagnosis, procedure, physician
  3. Review critically and identify possible errors in statistical reports
  4. Compute measures of central tendency (means, range, percentile etc.) and develop frequency tables
  5. Develop control procedures to assure accuracy, consistency and completeness of statistical data using both manual and computer methods
  6. Interpret administrative and clinical statistical reports, using computerized database and published reports from hospitals and specified Journals
  7. Collect, maintain, and report data for clinical indices/databases/registries to meet specific organization needs such as medical research and disease registries.
  8. Use technology including hardware and software to ensure data collection, storage, and analysis and reporting of information
  9. Use common software application such as spreadsheets, databases, word processing, graphics, presentation, email and so on the execution of work processes
  10. Query and generate reports to facilitate information reports
  11. Apply Institutional Review Board (IRB) processes and policies
  12. Discuss the importance of vital statistics
  13. Organize data into a useable format
  14. Review data trends
  15. Generate reports and spreadsheets
  16. Calculate healthcare statistics
  17. Comprehend basic descriptive, institutional, and healthcare vital statistics.

TOPICAL OUTLINE:
  • Statistical Terminology and Health Care Data
  • Introduction to Health Statistics
  • Data Presentation
  • Health Care Overview and Patient Data Collection
  • Mathematical Review
  • Census
  • Percentage of Occupancy
  • Length of Stay/Discharge Days
  • Hospital Mortality Rates
  • Obstetrical Related Rates
  • Autopsy Rates
  • Miscellaneous Rates
  • Statistics HIM Department
  • Descriptive Statistics in Healthcare
  • Inferential Statistics
  • Frequency Distribution and Measurement of Central Tendency
  • Research


TEXTBOOK / SPECIAL MATERIALS:
Horton, Loretta A. Calculating and Reporting Health Statistics, 3rd Edition, 2010 AHIMA
Sayles, Nanette, EdD, Health Information Management Technology: An Applied Approach, 4th Edition, AHIMA
Cancer Registry handouts and internet assignments
Handouts per instructor

EVALUATION:
A percentage system will be used to determine the course grade.  The grade is based on workbook, assignments, reports, presentation, class room participation, tests, quizzes and final.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

REVISION:
Spring 2013

RECORD UPDATED:
2013-02-27 10:08:00