Name of SI Manager: Rosario Vazquez
Office Location: Pecan, C-108
Office Telephone #: 872-2581
E-mail Address:
rvazquez_0302@southtexascollege.edu
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Course Description
This course focuses on general principles of health care statistics with emphasis in hospital statistics. Also included is skill development in computation and calculation of health data. Prerequisite: HITT 1301 and Program Chair approval.
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Week 1
8/30-09/05 |
Intro to the course (the links in this area take a user to the module it covers. Link to that page) Review Syllabus/ Course Outline
Chapter 1 Introduction to Health Statistics
Chapter 2 Mathematics Review Don't forget the discussion board!
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Read Chapters 1 & 2 Self-Introduction (8/30-9/02) Chapter 1 &2 Exercises/Review Chapter 1 Quiz Chapter 2 Quiz Review for Exam 1 (chapter 1,2, &3)
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| 09/06 | Labor Day - Holiday | College Closed |
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Week 2
09/06-09/12 |
Chapter 3 Patient Census
Chapter 4 Inpatient Bed Occupancy
Don't forget the discussion board!
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Read Chapters 3 & 4
Chapter 3 & 4 Exercises/Review
Chapter 4 Assignment
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Week 3
09/13-09/19 |
Chapter 5 Length of Stay
Chapter 6 Mortality Rates
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Read Chapter 5 & 6 Chapter 5 & 6 Exercises/Review Chapter 5 Assignment |
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Week 4
09/20-09/26 |
Chapter 7 Hospital Autopsies and Autopsy Rates Chapter 8 Morbidity and Other Miscellaneous Rates
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Read Chapters 7 & 8 Chapter 7 & 8 Exercises/Review
Exam 2 (chapters 6,7, & 8)
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Week 5
09/27-10/03 |
Chapter 9 Statistics Computed within the Health Information Management Department
Chapter 10 Descriptive Statistics in Healthcare
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Read Chapter 9 & 10 Chapters 9 & 10 Exercises/Review
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Week 6
10/04-10/1 |
Chapter 11 Presentation of Data
Chapter 12 Basic Research Principles
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Read Chapters 11 & 12 Chapter 11 & 12 Exercises/Review Chapter 11 Review
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| 10/06 | Last Day to Withdraw | |
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Week 7
10/11-10/15 |
Chapter 13 Inferential Statistics in Healthcare |
Read Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Exercises/Review
Review for the Final (chapters 12 & 13)
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| 10/11-10/15 | ||
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10/15
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Final |
Chapters 12 & 13 It will only be administered on one day 8:00am - 10:00pm |