Covers the collection, maintenance and reporting of data for clinical indices, databases and registries to meet the specific needs of a healthcare organization. Students will gain an understanding of how data is abstracted, collected, organized, reported or presented for quality and risk management processes. Students will also perform calculations for basic descriptive, institutional and healthcare-related vital statistics and learn how to analyze this data to identify trends that demonstrate the quality, safety and effectiveness of healthcare. Prerequisites: ENGL110M, MATH145M, HLIM100M with a grade of “C” or better.