HLTH 451Analysis and Management of Health Information in Aging Populations

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Health
Subject: Public Health Sciences

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

The course combines an overview of health policy issues and service delivery with methodological considerations in the analysis of health information from a variety of sources. The topics to be addressed may include the role of health information in evidence-based practice and policy development; basic concepts of demography and health information management; secondary data analysis; case-mix based funding systems; performance indicators, quality, and accountability in health care; clinical applications of health data; need analysis; cost analysis; international comparisons.

Prerequisites

Complete all of the following
- Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
  - HLTH335 - Introduction to Statistical Analytics in Health (0.50)
  - STAT316 - Introduction to Statistical Problem Solving (0.50)
- Students must be in level 4A or higher
- Complete 1 of the following
  - Enrolled in Health Informatics Option, H-Health Sciences, or H-Public Health
  - Enrolled in Health Studies

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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For a seminar course, I was surprised that this course had a final (all short answer questions) and course content was available online. Each class we had a group student presentation and would have a 30-45 minute discussion, then the instructor would go over concepts from the online lecture. I felt like the course layout was odd, since having to review 60-90 minutes of online material plus attending a 3 hour seminar during the week felt a bit much. Assignments (Fact sheet with SAS coding involved, group presentation and individual paper) did not have rubrics and were worth 70% of our grade, so it was difficult to see how well you're doing throughout the term. Instructor marked fair, but…

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