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Instructions

Collect data on a topic from the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) data repositories and write a 2 page text report that explains the statistics collected, potential users of the information, and other possible data sources..

For this assessment, you will write a report that explains the statistics you are collecting and using, the potential users of this information, and other possible data sources you might encounter as a data analyst. Write this report as if you were mentoring a new data analyst and explaining the need for these monthly reports.

Your report must include all of these headings and address all sub-bullets following each heading:

• Statistical Information Used in Health Care.
  • Describe statistical information used in health care, including examples found about your topic.
• Use of Statistics in Health Information Management.
  • Describe the use of statistics in health information management, such as registries, hospital statistics, and vital statistics.
• Health Care Data Users.
  • Describe several users of statistical data in health care.
• Statistical Resources Used in Health Care.
  • Describe the statistical resources used for this assessment, as well as several others you have explored.

  RESOURCES

• • Horton, L. A. (2017). Calculating and reporting healthcare statistics (5th Rev. ed.). Chicago, IL: AHIMA Press. Available from the bookstore.
    • Chapter 1, "Introduction to Healthcare Statistics," pages 1–11.
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.cms.gov/
    • Explore the resources on this website, including the Research, Statistics, Data, & Systems tab. Browse the links provided on this page; choose several of the available reports and review the data provided.
  • United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/
    • Under the Topics menu, select Income & Poverty, Health, and Families & Living Arrangements. Read the data about these topics.
    • • Horton, L. A. (2017). Calculating and reporting healthcare statistics (5th Rev. ed.). Chicago, IL: AHIMA Press. Available from the bookstore.
        • Chapter 2, "Mathematics Review," pages 13–30.
        • Chapter 6, "Death (Mortality) Rates," pages 91–120.
        • Chapter 7, "Hospital Autopsies and Autopsy Rates," pages 121–143.
        • Chapter 8, "Morbidity and other Miscellaneous Rates," pages 145–171.
      • Lopez, A. D., AbouZahr, C., Shibuya, K., & Gollogly, L. (2007). Keeping count: Births, deaths, and causes of death. The Lancet, 370(9601), 1744–1746.
        • This 2007 article remains relevant to understanding problems associated with data collection.