Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
HFMA-0005
Organization:
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
Location:
Online
Length:
10 hours
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 introduction to business analytics
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to attain an understanding in and have demonstrated specialist-level knowledge in their ability to find, inspect, clean, transform, and model data to clarify issues; suggest conclusions; and support decision making designed to improve financial efficiencies and operational effectiveness.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Recognize the phenomenon called big data
  • Identify the concepts and tools of business intelligence
  • Recognize how information for better decisions is derived from large, clinical, financial, and other databases
  • Identify the key point of leverage for analytics in the healthcare industry
  • Recognize the decision types and analytic tools that are part of decision management
  • Identify how data warehousing, reporting and analysis tools, and data systems architecture are used
  • Apply the basics of analytical and quantitative skills of BI in healthcare
  • Understand and perform sampling
  • Recognize the role of business intelligence in stimulating action in the changing healthcare industry
  • Recognize how emotional intelligence, leadership skills, and power bases can create a strong leverage for influence
  • Identify the various kinds of leadership styles and power bases

General Topics:

  • Understanding the Industry
  • The Business of Providing Healthcare Services
  • The Discipline of Business Intelligence
  • Business Intelligence Technical Skills
  • Business Intelligence Analytical and Quantitative Skills
  • Relationship, Change Management and Consulting Skills
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Computer Based Training

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials