DQ 1What is the purpose of looking at different types of data? What is the role of clinical terminology in data aggregation, normalization, and reconciliation   DQ 2How do you evaluate outliers? How can outliers be used to determine root cause of data integrity issues? Research and briefly explain how CMS uses Winsorization when calculating […]

DQ 1What is the difference between structured and unstructured data? Compare the impact of using structured versus unstructured data.   DQ 2Why does health care data need to be aggregated? In the data aggregation process, what is the impact of using information that is assigned a code as opposed to free text data?

1. Your Annotated Bibliography assignment is the evidential foundation for your Evidence-Based Presentation assignment. In this assignment, students will pick a topic for the Evidence-Based Presentation and identify one new practice change related to that topic that is not already a standard of care. For example, before it was understood that the degrees of the […]

The purpose of this assignment is to get familiar with the Tableau VLab. There are two activities associated with this assignment. Activity 1 is an introductory activity that will assist users in logging into and accessing VLab. Activity 2 is to help the student understand the functions of Tableau and to explore this software application. […]

The purpose of this assignment is to investigate several different sources of information related to the strategic planning process. You will also provide sample data for reporting purposes in order to better evaluate necessity of services. There is one activity associated with this assignment.   Open the VLab activity as assigned by your instructor. Discuss […]

The purpose of this assignment is to work with data and statistics excerpted from different web tools and databases to create a dashboard presentation on fraud and abuse using Tableau. There is one activity associated with this assignment.   Open the VLab activity as assigned by your instructor. Discuss with your instructor if you find […]

The purpose of this assignment is to manipulate data from an Excel spreadsheet to create a Tableau presentation. The presentation will be created with reports, charts, graphs, and dashboard information related to coder productivity. There is one activity associated with this assignment.   Open the VLab activity as assigned by your instructor. Discuss with your […]

The purpose of this assignment is to utilize Excel and Tableau to perform a data mining, analysis, and display activity. There is one activity associated with this assignment.   Open the VLab activity as assigned by your instructor. Discuss with your instructor if you find that you cannot access an assigned activity. The minimum VLab […]

The purpose of this assignment is to utilize two different online databases to acquire data. There is one activity associated with this assignment.   Open the VLab activity as assigned by your instructor. Note that some activities are gated, meaning you must complete the previous activities first. Discuss with your instructor if you find that […]

The purpose of this assignment is to get familiar with the Tableau VLab. There are two activities associated with this assignment. Activity 1 is an introductory activity that will assist users in logging into and accessing VLab. Activity 2 is to help the student understand the functions of Tableau and to explore this software application. […]