Visualizing Health Care Statistics: A Data-Mining Approach: A Data-Mining Approach - Softcover

Wicker, Zada T.; Browning, Dr. J. Burton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284197522 ISBN 13: 9781284197525

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2020

Synopsis

Visualizing Health Care Statistics: A Data-Mining Approach is an engaging, introduction to health care statistics that demonstrates how to visualize health care statistics by using Microsoft Excel and R-Project (open source statistical software) along with hands-on examples using real-world data. In each chapter, readers are encouraged to apply statistical knowledge to real-world health care situations. Through this approach, the reader develops data gathering and analysis skills, while learning how to report and present the data in an impactful way. Key Features: • A breadth of real-world, current health data, including global examples to put health care into a worldwide context. • An introduction to the modern computer software that readers will use in their careers to apply statistics, including Excel and open-source R-Project. • A data-mining approach helps readers understand how big data can be used systematically to increase health care quality and safety while cutting costs. • Data visualization in each chapter to highlight the importance of reporting data to end-users in a meaningful way. • Alignment with new CAHIIM standards, and notes those standards throughout the text. • An ideal resource for preparing for the Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) exam. • Helpful appendices including common abbreviations used in statistics, formulas for health care statistics, resources for further information, CAHIIM competency exercises, and more.

About this title

About the Authors

Zada T. Wicker, MBA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P has 35 years experience in Health Information Management with 21 of those as a professor.' She has extensive experience in curriculum design and course design both in face-to-face and online.

Starting his educational career with one of President George Bush’s “1000 points of light” educational reform project, Dr. Browning has worked in public schools, universities, and colleges as administrator, professor, and consultant. His areas of expertise are in Education and Technology

Edition details

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1284197522
• ISBN 13: 9781284197525
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 450