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This comprehensive text uses a discussion and problem-solving format to introduce learners to the computational skills required in the health care field. The hands-on approach challenges learners to think through a problem and choose the appropriate data, helping them to understand its underlying concepts. It also stresses the importance of evaluating the source of the data and how the rates are obtained. The second edition includes a chapter on computerized rates and graphing. This introductory text teaches allied health students the computational skills they need to be successful.(Allied Health, statistics, HIM, health information management)
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Chapter 1: Statistical Terminology and Health Care Data Chapter 2: Health Care Overview and Patient Data Collection Chapter 3: Mathematical Review Chapter 4: Census Chapter 5: Percent of Occupancy Chapter 6: Length of Stay/Discharge Days Chapter 7: Hospital Mortality Rates Chapter 8: Obstetrical-Related Rates Chapter 9: Autopsy Rates Chapter 10: Miscellaneous Rates Chapter 11: Vital Statistics Data/Rates Chapter 12: Frequency Distribution Chapter 13: Measures of Central Tendency and Variation Chapter 14: Data Presentation Appendix I: Glossary Appendix II: Formulae Appendix III: Abbreviations Appendix IV: Answers to the Self-Tests & Chapter Tests Appendix V: Quick Reference Service Classification Categories
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Provides a review of computational skills and basic statistics required by health professionals. Initial chapters provide an overview of statistical terms, a mathematical review, and an introduction to the health care setting. Various health care statistical formulae are then covered. Later chapters introduce basic statistics and include informatio
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Basic Allied Health Statistics and Analysis
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Delmar Cengage Learning, 1999
ISBN 10: 0766810925
ISBN 13: 9780766810921
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