Key Concepts Covered Include:
Section 1: Introduction to Healthcare Data
- Data Introduction
- Data Versus Information
- Administrative Information System (AIS)
- Clinical Information System
- Decision Making System
- Aggregate Data
Section 2: Data Foundations
- Data Definitions
- Data Inventory
- Data Sources
- Data Collection Methods
- Population & Sampling in Healthcare
- Probability Sampling
- Non-Probability Sampling
- Sampling Size
- Data Collection Tools
- Data Collection Process
Section 3: Privacy and Security in Healthcare Data
- Protected Health Information (PHI)
- Health Information Exchange (HIE)
- Confidentiality, Privacy, and Security
- Health Level Seven (HL7)
- Patient Consent
- Meaningful Use (MU)
Section 4: Healthcare Data Standards and Coding
- The International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
- Indexes and Registers
- Health Information Management (HIM)
- Health Information Management (HIM) Professionals
- Health Information Management in Quality Measurement and Improvement
Section 5: Managing Health Information Systems
- The Life Cycle of a Patient Medical Record
- Information Governance
- Computerization and Software Selection and Implementation
- System Features to Consider in Selecting Health Information Software
- Evaluate Potential Vendors for Selecting Health Information Software
Section 6: Data Measurement and Analysis
- Basic Types of Data
- Basic Statistics
- Descriptive Statistics
- Central Tendency (Mean, Median, Mode, Weighted Mean)
- Dispersion of Data (Range, Frequency, Standard Deviation)
- Ratio
- The Standard Bell Curve
- Parametric & Nonparametric Statistical Tests
- Chi-Square (X²) & t-Test – Tests of Statistical Significance
- Type I and Type II Errors
- Regression Analysis
- P-Score
- Correlation Coefficient
- Scatter Diagram
- Confidence Interval
- Interpercentile (Interquartile Range – IQR) Measure
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Common Cause and Random Variation
- Statistical Thinking
- Display and Statistical Tools
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Analysis and Interpretation
- Action Plan
- Management of Documentation of Meetings and Reports
- Meeting Minutes
- Meeting Agendas