HIT-270 Healthcare Statistics

Credits: 3
Contact Hours: Lec 3 Lab 0 Practicum 0
Tier Rate: Tier II
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.