HIT 210 - Healthcare Statistics

Class Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 Clinic/WkExp Hours: 0 Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite: MAT 110 or MAT 143
Corequisite: None
Local Prerequisite: Acceptance in HIT program or permission from instructor
Local Corequisite: None

Additional Fees: $7.50 Lab

This course covers maintenance, compilation, analysis, and presentation of healthcare statistics and research protocols and techniques. Topics include basic statistical principles, indices, databases, registries, vital statistics, descriptive statistics, research protocol monitoring, Institutional Review Board processes, and knowledge-based research techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to apply, interpret, and present healthcare statistics and utilize research techniques to gather and interpret healthcare data.