HIM 2500 - Health Statistics, Continuous Quality Improvement and Risk Management

Credit Hours: 3.0
Prerequisite(s): HIM2814 with C
Corequisite(s): None
This course is designed to introduce the principles of the quality assessment process, a framework for gaining skills in collecting, analyzing data, calculating the most frequently used healthcare statistics, applying data analytics concepts, benchmarking the performance improvement principles to develop effective skills in leadership, and motivation and team-building techniques. Students will learn about the principles of total quality management, utilization management, risk management, medical staff credentialing, the accreditation process, and effective communication. The student will be introduced to workflow analysis and redesign and will apply symbols to reflect workflow processes going through a redesign.
Parallel: College Transfer (A.A. and A.S)