2020-2021 College Catalog 
    
    May 06, 2024  
2020-2021 College Catalog [Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

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HIT 2123 - Basic Health Statistics

3 Credits
This course includes computation, interpretation of hospital rates and percentages; vital statistics; data display and report generation; introduction to research.

Prerequisite: CIS 1013 Information Systems   with a “C” or better.

Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify how statistics are used in healthcare. (PLO 4, 5, 9)
2. Define hospital-related healthcare statistical terms. (PLO 4, 9)
3. Utilize software to display healthcare data creating tables, charts, and graphs as appropriate. (PLO 1, 4, 5)
4. Calculate common healthcare facility statistics. (PLO 4, 5)
5. Interpret statistical data. (PLO 4, 6, 7, 9)
6. Describe statistical and data presentation techniques. (PLO 9)
7. Calculate data for departmental operations such as staffing levels and productivity and budget variances and case mix. (PLO 7, 8, 9)
8. Differentiate among the various types of research methods. (PLO 7, 9)
9. Discuss the purpose and control of an Institutional Review Board. (PLO 1, 9)
10. Recognize the basic concepts of data analytics. (PLO 1)



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