HITC 210 - Health Data Reporting & Analysis

Institution:

Raritan Valley Community College

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Description:

Prerequisites: MATH 110 - Statistics I, HITC 111 - Professional Practicum I. Corequisite: HITC 220 - Organizational Resource Management. This course covers maintenance, compilation, analysis, and presentation of health care statistics. Discussion is focused on the use, collection, presentation, and verification of health care data including fundamental concepts of descriptive statistics; data validity and reliability; data presentation techniques; and vital statistics. Students will be introduced to topics such as basic statistical principles, morbidity and mortality, commonly computed hospital rates, uniform reporting requirements, and selection and construction of data displays. This course also introduces principles of quality improvement philosophy, including tools, data analysis/ application, and related committee functions; utilization management and risk management; and credentialing, accreditation and regulation.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.raritanval.edu

Phone Number:

(908) 526-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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