Data Analytics and Visualization in Health Care

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Free Online Course: Data Analytics and Visualization in Health Care provided by edX is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 weeks long, 8-10 hours a week. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from edX. Data Analytics and Visualization in Health Care is taught by Travis Masonis, Matthew Phillips, Jodi Lubba and Johnny Brown.

Overview
  • Big data is transforming the health care industry relative to improving quality of care and reducing costs--key objectives for most organizations. Employers are desperately searching for professionals who have the ability to extract, analyze, and interpret data from patient health records, insurance claims, financial records, and more to tell a compelling and actionable story using health care data analytics.

    The course begins with a study of key components of the U.S. health care system as they relate to data and analytics. While we will be looking through a U.S. lens, the topics will be familiar to global learners, who will be invited to compare/contrast with their country's system.

    With that essential industry context, we'll explore the role of health informatics and health information technology in evidence-based medicine, population health, clinical process improvement, and consumer health.

    Using that as a foundation, we'll outline the components of a successful data analytics program in health care, establishing a "virtuous cycle" of data quality and standardization required for clinical improvement and innovation.

    The course culminates in a study of how visualizations harness data to tell a powerful, actionable story. We'll build an awareness of visualization tools and their features, as well as gain familiarity with various analytic tools.

Syllabus
  • Module 1: Introduction to Health Care

    Components of Health Care
    Stakeholders
    Care Settings
    Financing
    Public Health
    Regulatory/Research

    Challenges and Opportunities
    The Triple Aim
    Quality and Cos
    Patient Experience/Access

    Systems Approach
    Evidence-Based Medicine
    Quality Improvement
    Value-Based Reimbursement

    Health Care Trends
    Demographics/Population Health
    Consumerism/Personalized Medicine
    Emerging Trends in Health Care

    Module 2: Introduction to Health Informatics

    Overview of Health IT
    What is Health Informatics?
    How Health Informatics Supports Triple Aim

    Health IT Systems and Components
    EMR/EHR Modules and Ancillary Data Systems
    Enterprise Systems vs. Best of Breed
    Structured Versus Unstructured Data

    EHR Adoption
    EHR Regulations
    arriers to EHR Adoption

    Interoperability and HIT Standards
    Health IT Standards
    Data Exchange
    Clinical Decision Support
    HIPAA Security

    Public Health IT and Consumer Engagement

    Module 3: Introduction to Data Analytics

    Data Terms and Concepts
    Why Data Analytics?
    Virtuous Cycle in Analytics
    Data Terminology
    ig Data Terminology

    Getting Data Ready for Analysis
    Considerations Before Analyzing
    Integrating Data Across Data Sets

    Data Governance, Privacy, and Security
    Data Governance Within the Organization
    Patient Identification
    Regulatory Considerations and Data Security

    Analysis with Artificial Intelligence
    Machine Learning in Health Care
    Natural Language Processing in Health Care

    Making Data Usable to Others
    Finalizing Data for Analysis
    Communicating Data

    Module 4: Introduction to Visualizations

    Value of Visualization

    Visualization Best Practices
    What Not to Do
    Types Based on Use Case
    Visualizations of Complex Data
    Dashboard Design

    Analyzing Visuals
    Exploratory vs. Explanatory Visualization
    Quantitative vs. Qualitative Visualization
    Uses in Health Care

    Tools for Analysis and Visualization
    Gartner Software Benchmarking
    Current Tools