2017-2018 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIT-270 Healthcare Statistics


Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 3 Lab 0 Practicum 0
This course is a study of the basic descriptive, institutional, and clinical statistics in healthcare. Focus will be on transforming data into meaningful information for use in clinical and financial decision making. Topics will include commonly computed rates and percentages, clinical indices, databases and registries, vital statistics, and knowledge-based research techniques. Emphasis will be on data selection and interpretation skills, together with presentation skills. Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or better in CIS 201  , HIT 110  and MTH 105  or higher.