92036 Contemporary Approaches to Health Analytics
6cp; Forms of attendance in this subject have changed to enable social distancing and reduce the risks of spreading COVID-19 in our community. Consequently, the Subject Outline information for this subject has changed. Details of the changes are published in an addendum to the Subject Outline which is available on UTSOnline.Requisite(s): 92917 Using Health Care Data for Decision Making
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Anti-requisite(s): 96333 Contemporary Approaches to Health Analytics
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Description
This subject is an extension of the knowledge and skill students learnt in the subject “92917 – Using Healthcare Data for Decision Making” and will focus on the skills used to deliver clinical and programmatic insights into the complex interdependencies that drive health outcomes. Students will learn how to extract data from databases to answer a research question, and to use appropriate software to profile data to check for data quality. Students will also learn how to preform descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics on healthcare data. The analytic skills acquired from this subject will enable health information management graduates to effectively work in a data rich healthcare environment.
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