Basic Allied Health Statistics and Analysis, Spiral bound

Gerda Koch is a retired Assistant Professor in the Medical Assistant Program at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Her career in Health Information Management and education spanned more than 30 years. Lorie Darche is Adjunct Professor of Health Services Administration at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in Bradenton, Florida. In addition to teaching graduate-level courses in financial analysis, risk management and health care administration, she has been deeply involved in curriculum development for health care administration, business and accounting programs. Prior to academia, Ms. Darche worked in various capacities in clinical nursing, hospital administration and health care strategic planning and consulting. She earned a B.S. in Nursing from Georgetown University, a B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of South Florida and an M.S.A. from Strayer University.

1. Health Statistics: Why Are They Important?
2. Mathematics: Reviewing the Basics.
3. Health Data Across the Continuum.
4. Hospital Census.
5. Hospital Occupancy.
6. Hospital Length of Stay.
7. Hospital, Obstetric, and Neonatal Statistics.
8. Miscellaneous Clinical and Non-Clinical Statistics.
9. End-of-Life Statistics: Mortality and Autopsy Rates.
10. Community Health Statistics.
11. Statistics: Learning the Basics.
12. Organizing Data for Analysis.
13. Displaying Data for Analysis.
14. Fundamentals of Research.
Appendix I: Glossary.
Appendix II: Formulas.
Appendix III: Abbreviations.
Appendix IV: Answers to the Self-Tests and Chapter Tests.
Appendix V: Quick-Reference.
Index.