Data Mining for Healthcare Analytics

The proliferation of data in the post-EHR era creates opportunities for large-scale data analysis to discover meaningful patterns and trends. Through interactive, online learning, explore the application of data mining techniques for purposes of big data analytics using administrative and clinical systems data. Gain an overview of the data mining process, data mining standards and output protocols, and common techniques used in mining healthcare data. By the end of this course, students will be familiar with data mining techniques and visual representation methods that increase understanding of complex data.

Learning Outcomes

• Define and examine the objectives of data mining
• Illustrate the ability to observe, manipulate and chart data
• Explain when to use each contract type
• Apply appropriate data mining methods to data sets
• Execute a data mining project  

Skills You Will Gain

• Data mining techniques and standards
• Data mining preparation
• Data visualization and reporting

*In order to utilize all course tools, students need access to a PC. Students with Mac computers can take and complete the course but will not gain as much hands-on experience.