HSC 425 Data Analytics and Visualization in Healthcare

This course will emphasize the increased value given to Healthcare data in providing guidance into all arenas for health: diagnosis, assessment, prevention and treatment as well as outcomes.  The importance of thorough analyses and effective presentation of data as the key to improving health in both individuals and populations will be discussed. The role of artificial intelligence (AI) to provide further potential for transformation of healthcare in situations from social media to remote monitoring of personal health to our public health records for analysis is examined. This course will provide students with an overview of the types and sources of healthcare data available for analysis and presentation to a variety of stakeholders. Techniques and technology for extraction, consolidation, analysis, and provision of visual representation for data sets will be presented. The course will utilize health care data for students to develop solutions and visual reporting.