HCM 652 - Health Care Analytics

The reform and transformation of the American health care system requires that students and ultimately managers, at all levels, become proficient in the broadly defined field of Analytics. Health Care Analytics will build on the disciplines of Information Systems technology, data sciences and the application of quantitative methods as they are applied to business decision making in operations management, planning and strategic initiatives. As a survey course relying upon several technical disciplines; the prerequisites include an understanding of the health care business environment, fundamental knowledge of data management, spreadsheet and visualization tools (Excel, Access & SQL) and an introductory level training in basic statistics. The application of Health Analytics to operations management, regulatory oversight, regional planning, project management and the integration of our industry silo’s into a more comprehensive and balanced system will be evident. The emphasis will be on adopting information based decision making capabilities, based on science and real world information for business leaders with little-to-no experience in analytics; although a basic understanding of the health care industry, project management and fundamental statistics are expected.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered When Needed