2021-2022 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Apr 23, 2024  
2021-2022 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

HIM 210 - Healthcare Statistics and Research


Description: Concepts of basic healthcare statistics utilized in Health Information Management (HIM). Data collection methods, computation, organization and presentation of reported health statistics.

Prerequisites: CSA 126  

Credits: 2
Lecture: 2
Course Content:
  1. Vital statistics
  2. Descriptive statistics
  3. Health care statistics
  4. Data presentation
  5. Health information research
  6. Institutional review boards

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Articulate the principles of statistical reporting for compilation of birth, death and fetal death vital statistic reports. (1) Domain II.A.3
  2. Describe and define terms required for accurate computation and interpretation of statistical data. (2) Domain II.A.1
  3. Calculate a variety of health service rates including length of stay, facility occupancy, and death and autopsy rates. (3) Domain II.A.1-2
  4. Organize data in a way that is manageable and can be understood and evaluated. (4) Domain II.A.1-3
  5. Organize and present statistical data in the appropriate format, table or graph. (4). Domain II.A.2
  6. Distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research. (5) Domain II.A.3
  7. Discuss statistical approaches and steps, resources, reliability, validity and biases, and describe how they are applied to health information research. (5) Domain II.A.
  8. Summarize the Federal regulations pertinent to institutional review boards and describe their purpose. (6) Domain II.A.3

Required Assessment:
Domains listed refer to CAHIIM Curriculum requirements.