This course is part of the Health Information Literacy for Data Analytics Specialization

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Health Information Literacy for Data Analytics SpecializationUniversity of California, Davis

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Career prospects are bright for those qualified to work in healthcare data analytics. Perhaps you work in data analytics, but are considering a move into healthcare where your work can improve people’s quality of life. If so, this course gives you a glimpse into why this work matters, what you’d be doing in this role, and what takes place on the Path to Value where data is gathered from patients at the point of care, moves into data warehouses to be prepared for analysis, then moves along the data pipeline to be transformed into valuable insights that can save lives, reduce costs, to improve healthcare and make it more accessible and affordable. Perhaps you work in healthcare but are considering a transition into a new role. If so, this course will help you see if this career path is one you want to pursue. You’ll get an overview of common data models and their uses. You’ll learn how various systems integrate data, how to ensure clear communication, measure and improve data quality. Data analytics in healthcare serves doctors, clinicians, patients, care providers, and those who carry out the business of improving health outcomes. This course of study will give you a clear picture of data analysis in today’s fast-changing healthcare field and the opportunities it holds for you.

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Approx. 11 hours to complete

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 11 hours to complete

English

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Doug Berman

Director, Data Acquisition and Architecture

UC Davis Health System

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Introduction to Healthcare Data Models

3 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 58 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

10 videos

Course Introduction2mModule 1 Introduction52sWhat is a Data Model?6mSpeaking the Same Language and Capturing the Context6mThe Uniqueness of Data Models as Used in Healthcare6mPath to Value: Operational Systems to Actionable Information, Part 17mPath to Value: Operational Systems to Actionable Information, Part 26mData Flows among Systems and Keeping Systems Connected7mWhat We're Measuring in Healthcare Data Models, Part 17mWhat We're Measuring in Healthcare Data Models, Part 25m

1 reading

A Note From UC Davis10m

1 practice exercise

Module 1 Quiz30m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Data Models and Use Cases They Support

2 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 33 min)

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Working with Data across Systems

In this module, you'll be able to explain how information is stored in data models and how we assemble relevant information to analyze an interesting problem that can improve our healthcare systems. We'll review how we normalize data and how that facilitates analysis. We'll go on to discuss how to bring together information from different sources and across various functional systems. We will also consider how to measure it accurately.

3 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 41 min)

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Improving the Quality of Healthcare Data

In this module, you will be able to examine the data that goes into these models and explain how we work with the information that comes from the practice and business of medicine. We will transition from raising the data quality to focusing on finding and correcting data errors by validation and verification. You will also be able to describe several ways data is checked to eliminate errors and improve data quality.

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 27 min), 3 readings, 2 quizzes

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TOP REVIEWS FROM HEALTHCARE DATA MODELS

by JAJun 28, 2019

Healthcare Data Models is a great course that elaborately exposed various models relevant for healthcare data analysis.

Doug did a very good job.

by DOct 9, 2020

i have came across various data releted concecrn of healthcare to provide n=better complience to patients.

thanks a lot to university of california and coursera.

by MOct 3, 2019

Very well developed, simple and to the point. Highly recommended for doctors and healthcare IT professionals.

by RTMar 4, 2019

Great examples and reinforces what the goals of each module are.

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About the Health Information Literacy for Data Analytics Specialization

This Specialization is intended for data and technology professionals with no previous healthcare experience who are seeking an industry change to work with healthcare data. Through four courses, you will identify the types, sources, and challenges of healthcare data along with methods for selecting and preparing data for analysis. You will examine the range of healthcare data sources and compare terminology, including administrative, clinical, insurance claims, patient-reported and external data. You will complete a series of hands-on assignments to model data and to evaluate questions of efficiency and effectiveness in healthcare. This Specialization will prepare you to be able to transform raw healthcare data into actionable information.

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