2. Data Analytics and Informatics
April 4, 2017
Joey Bryant
Forsyth Technical Community College
#CCE2017

3. What is Data Analytics and Informatics?
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4. Healthcare Informatics
Study of Information Processing
Data leads to information
Information leads to knowledge
Knowledge leads to wisdom
Big Data
Many different definitions
It is not the quantity of data you have, it is the quality of data you have that makes all the difference. Data is an asset, but it must be used to be valuable.

5. Types of Analysis Descriptive Least amount of effort
Describes set of data
Inferential
Small samples
Statistical
Predictive
Forecasting
Must have accurate data
Must measure on right variables
Casual
What-if scenarios
What happens if you change one variable
Prescriptive
Give advice on possible outcomes
Predict multiple futures
Behavioral
Did you know they are analyzing soap dispensers?

6. Where does it all come from?
Surgery
Insurance
Maintenance
Housekeeping
Pharmacy
Discharge
Registration
Radiology
Nursing
Physician
Billing
X-Ray
Security
Chaplain
Finance ED
Diagnostics
Anesthesia
Dietary

7. Why is data analytics important?
Electronic Health Records
Government Regulations
HIPAA Security and Privacy
Data Breaches
Cyber Security
80% admitted to “significant security incidents”
8-10 months from breach to report
New trend
Clinigraphics

8. Job Potential and Growth
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
20-22% growth between
Many job titles/opportunities
Data analysts
Informatics
Clinical informatics
Data specialists
Technical analyst
Data administrators
And the list goes on…

9. Job Potential and Growth

11. Tools We Use Excel Charts PivotTables PivotCharts PowerBI PowerPivot
MySQL
Crystal Reports
Tableau
Free license for instructors
Free for students and labs for semester
Used heavily in our area

12. Dashboard Example

13. Dashboard Example

14. Reporting Example

15. Other Tools Other tools that are widely used in the market Qlik
Microsoft
Hadoop
Google Analytics
Domo
iDashboards
Halo

16. Forsyth Tech A.A.S. Degree – Healthcare Informatics
Specific courses designed for data analytics
Certificate – HI Certificate
More technical
Prepares student for industry certifications
Certificate – Health Analytics and Reporting
Focus on data reporting
Advisory board members like for their employees

17. Advising Track Start Fall 2017
Year 1
HBI110 - Issues & Trends in HBI
CIS110 - Intro to Computers
CTI110 - Web, Programming & Database
CTI120 - Network & Security
NET125 - Networking Basics
Year 2
HBI250 - Data Mgmt & Utilization
CTS240 - Project Mgmt
Social Science
Humanities
HBI113 - Survey of Medical Insurance
Year 1
DBA120 - Database Programming
CSC124 - Intro to Data Science Programming
OST280 Electronic Health Records
Math
English
Year 2
HBI230 - Infra & App Support in Healthcare
DBA285 - Data Warehousing & Mining
HBI289 - HBI Project
Elective
Year 1
DBA125 - Database Reporting
CTS115 - Info Sys Business Concepts
Communications
Start Fall 2017
Spring Graduate with HI Certificate
Fall Graduate with HA&R Certificate
Spring 2019 – Complete AAS Degree
Multiple certification exams available during program

18. Questions?
Joey Bryant