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MEDR 1223 - Health Data Management

Level: 
Lower
Credits: 
3
Prerequisites: 

MEDR 1114 with C or better and MEDR 1132 with C or better and MEDR 1133 with C or better and (BIOL 1114 with C or better or BIOL 1404 with C or better) and (BIOL 2214 with C or better or BIOL 2504 with C or better) and BIOL 4403 with C or better

Description: 

A lecture and lab-based course that covers the collection and use of health data in hospitals and government agencies.  Emphasis will be placed on the functions of birth and death registration, service assignment, commonly computed healthcare rates and percentages, analysis of health data, and design formats for presentation of health data to medical staff and hospital administrative committees.  Students will use computer applications (e.g., Excel) for descriptive data display.

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