EHEALTH 746 / Healthcare Analytics

3 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): EHEALTH 705 or permission of the instructor

Healthcare analytics is the systematic use of data and related business insights developed through applied analytical disciplines (statistical, contextual, quantitative, predictive, cognitive, and other models) to drive fact-based decision making for planning, management, measurement and learning in healthcare. This course describes health analytics principles and techniques from the practitioner point of view. It reviews critical issues related to this rapidly expanding field, including case discussions and student projects in applying healthcare analytics tools to support the use of real healthcare data in effective decision making.