Public Data In Healthcare

What you need to know about public healthcare data

What you'll learn

Students will learn the sources of public Healthcare Data

Students will learn what data is available and from where

Students will learn some basics of data management to help them use the data

Students will learn how data can be interrelated to form complex results

Requirements

A working knowledge of healthcare finance

Description

Welcome to Foundations of Public Healthcare Data Analysis, an immersive course designed to introduce the principles and practices underlying the analysis of public healthcare data. In this course, students will engage with real-world data to understand the healthcare landscape, explore public health issues, and examine the role of data in shaping healthcare policy and practice.As we navigate the complex world of healthcare, the importance of data cannot be overstated. Data informs decisions that can lead to improved health outcomes and more effective healthcare systems. This course aims to equip students with the necessary tools to critically analyze healthcare data and contribute to the field of public health with informed insights.Learning Objectives:By the end of this course, students will be able to:- Understand the sources of public healthcare data.-  Evaluate the quality and limitations of healthcare data in research and policy-making.- Use data visualization techniques to effectively communicate healthcare information.- Contribute to public health research and policy discussions with evidence-based analyses.Students will be given access to web links to data sites and we will walk through how to create actionable data.  Students will also learn how to mix and match data from different sites to make more complex analysis possible.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: The Power of Public Data

Lecture 2 Power of Data

Section 3: Overview and Listing of Major Public Healthcare Data Providers

Lecture 3 Overview of Public Data Sources

Section 4: CMS Data

Lecture 4 CMS Data

Section 5: HCRIS Overview

Lecture 5 HCRIS Data Overview

Section 6: HCRIS Report Tables - The Primary Index of HCRIS

Lecture 6 Report Tables In HCRIS

Section 7: HCRIS Numeric and Alpha Numeric Data Files

Lecture 7 Numeric and Alpha Numeric HCRIS Data

Section 8: Using HCRIS Data - An Example with Access and Excel

Lecture 8 Using HCRIS Data - An Example

Section 9: Other HCRIS Data Files

Lecture 9 Other HCRIS files

Section 10: How to use HCRIS data with other data sources

Lecture 10 Other Data To Use With HCRIS

Section 11: The National Provider Identifier Data Set

Lecture 11 Overview of NPI Data

Section 12: NPI Data Using The Website Tool

Lecture 12 NPI - The Website Tool

Section 13: NPI - Using the Detail Data Set

Lecture 13 NPI - The Detail Data Set

Section 14: NPI Data Other Uses

Lecture 14 NPI Data - Using With Other Data

Section 15: Part B Payment Data

Lecture 15 Part B Data - Overview and Sources of Summary Data

Section 16: Part B Data - Working With The Detail Files

Lecture 16 Part B Data - The Detail Data

Section 17: The Compare Data Sets

Lecture 17 Overview of the "Compare" data sets

Section 18: Compare Data Set - Using The API

Lecture 18 The Compare API

Section 19: Compare Data - Renal Dialysis

Lecture 19 Compare Data - Renal Dialysis

Section 20: Compare Data HHA and Hospice Data

Lecture 20 Compare Data HHA and Hospice

Section 21: Compare Data - Hospitals and Inpatient Rehabs

Lecture 21 Compare Data - Hospitals and Inpatient rehabs

Section 22: Compare Data Long Term Acute Care Hospitals

Lecture 22 Compare Data - LTACHs

Section 23: Compare Data - Skilled Nursing Facilities

Lecture 23 Compare Data - SNFs

Section 24: Compare Data - Physician Office Costs

Lecture 24 Compare Data - Physician Office Costs

Section 25: Compare Data - Durable Medical Equipment Providers

Lecture 25 Compare data - DME

Section 26: The "Open Payments" Data Set

Lecture 26 The "Open Payments" Data Set

Section 27: RESDAC Data

Lecture 27 RESDAC

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