About this Program

Big data is driving big changes in the health care industry, enhancing the collection and analysis of patient information and improving diagnoses and treatment. Increasingly, organizations are looking for professionals with in-depth knowledge and understanding of healthcare data sources, types and the systems that drive them. Along with data analytics skills to turn massive amounts of available health care data into meaningful insights, and to improve the speed and efficiency of existing processes.

In this three-course project-based, certificate program, you’ll develop the high-level expertise needed to meet requirements for data reporting, performance improvement and related health care measurements. We’ll examine the most common types of data used in health care — clinical, financial, operational and pharmaceutical — and cover the best tools for processing and sharing this data. Learn to use quantitative methods to influence decisions in your organization and advance your career.

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DESIGNED FOR

Professionals in the health care industry or data analysts looking to enter the health care field. 

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• Methods for using data in operations and management, benchmarking, performance improvement, outcomes assessment and marketing
• Approaches to different types of data reporting, such as risk management, regulatory, quality, contracting and payer
• Concepts and tools for business and clinical intelligence
• Best practices in data visualization, data analytics and dashboarding

GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

• Manipulate actual health care industry data using the latest tools and technologies, including Excel, Tableau and SQL Server
• Develop and fully implement an analytics solution to a health care problem

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