School of Health Sciences Week 9! Health Care Statistics Legal Aspects of Health Information and Health Care Statistics HI 135 Instructor: Alisa Hayes, MSA, RHIA, CCRC

Class Reminders Contact Information AIM:AlisaCHayes Office Hours By Appointment Chat conversations during class Please keep conversations focused on class. Type “pause” to comment and “?” to ask a question School of Health Science

Chapter 11 Vital Statistics Data/Rates Vital statistics Data of significant events and dates in human life Birth, death, divorce, fetal deaths National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Center for Disease Control Government agency responsible for vital statistics School of Health Science

Chapter 11 Vital Statistics Data/Rates Morbidity prevalence Number of existing causes of a disease in a given population Morbidity Incidence Frequency or extent of new cases of a disease for a given period of time Crude rates Include the entire or larger population Specific rates Include a specific factor of the group such as age, race, gender Adjusted/standardized rates Used for comparison purposes between two or more groups with different variables School of Health Science

Chapter 11 Vital Statistics Data/Rates Use of Statistics for Decision Making Data are collected and processed Processed data become information Information becomes fact Fact becomes knowledge Knowledge allows decision making School of Health Science

Chapter 11 Vital Statistics Data/Rates Morbidity Rates Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Live Birth Certificates Death certificate Fetal death certificates School of Health Science

Chapter 11 Vital Statistics Data/Rates Vital statistical rates Based on the larger population Formulas include multiplier (factor) of 1,000, 10,000 or 100,000 to represent the occurrence per 1,000, 10,000, or 100,000 population School of Health Science

Chapter 11 Vital Statistics Data/Rates Maternal mortality rate Total number of deaths assigned to pregnancy-related causes Divided by the number of live births in the same year = quotient  100,000 Infant mortality rate Total number of deaths of newborn age 0 to 1 year of age in a calendar year Divided by number of live births in that year = quotient being multiplied by 1,000 School of Health Science

Chapter 11 Vital Statistics Data/Rates Neonatal Mortality Rate Total number of deaths of newborns age 0 to 28 days of age in a calendar year Divided by number of live births in that year = quotient being multiplied by 1,000 School of Health Science

Chapter 11 Vital Statistics Data/Rates Terms Epidemic Epidemiology Endemic disease Rates Prevalence Incidence School of Health Science

Final Exam Review Study guide in docsharing Exam I on Legal portion of course Review legal terms in each other the chapters Take a look at the objectives in the front of the chapters, to see if there are items you’re not familiar with or do not understand Exam II on Statistics portion of course Review homework self tests and chapter tests from previous chapters Review past powerpoints. Seminar archives and review ALL prior quizzes especially incorrect answers School of Health Science

Current Week 2/29/12-3/6/12 Read Koch pp ; Respond to DB question(s) Census Case Study Project- 40 points Submission of Individual Research Paper- 170 points School of Health Science

Next Week 3/7/12-3/13/12 WOW week 10! NO SEMINAR Discussion Question STUDY STUDY STUDY STUDY!!!!!!! March 7th thru March 13th Exams must be taken Complete Final I with in 2 hours- CANNOT log out and back in Final Exam II with in 2 hours-CANNOT log out and back in 200 pts. EOC Survey School of Health Science