UMGC HMGT400 2021 April Assignment 1 & 2 Topic Selection Latest

HMGT400 Research and Data Analysis in Healthcare

Assignment 1 & 2 Topic Selection

Instructions

Here are a few topics for MedicareNationalDataCSV dataset.

Make sure to decide on a topic for assignment 1 and a different topic for assignment 2. Clearly identify what topic for what assignment you chose.

Between Black and White Population

- Comparing annual percent of Medicare enrollees having at least one ambulatory visit between B and W

- Comparing average annual percent of diabetic Medicare enrollees age 65-75 having hemoglobin A1c between B and W

- Comparing average annual percent of diabetic Medicare enrollees age 65-75 having eye examination between B and W

- Comparing average annual percent of diabetic Medicare enrollees age 65-75 having blood lipids between B and W

- Comparing average percent of female Medicare enrollees age 67-69 having at least one mammogram over a two-year period between B and W

- Comparing percent of Medicare beneficiaries Part A eligible between B and W

- Comparing discharges for ambulatory care sensitive conditions per 1,000 Medicare enrollees between B and W

 Between Two States

- Comparing annual percent of Medicare enrollees having at least one ambulatory visit between AL and AR (or any two States but the observations for each state MUST be more than 30 obs.)

- Comparing average annual percent of diabetic Medicare enrollees age 65-75 having haemoglobin A1c between State1 and State2 (e.g. MD & VA or any other states)

- Comparing average annual percent of diabetic Medicare enrollees age 65-75 having eye examination between State1 and State2 (e.g. CA & MI or any other states)

- Comparing average annual percent of diabetic Medicare enrollees age 65-75 having blood lipids between State1 and State2 (you must select states)

- Comparing average percent of female Medicare enrollees age 67-69 having at least one mammogram over a two-year period between State1 and State2 (you must select states)

- Comparing percent of Medicare beneficiaries Part A eligible between State1 and State2

- Comparing discharges for ambulatory care sensitive conditions per 1,000 Medicare enrollees between State1 and State2 (you must select states)

Here are a few topics for MNHCCISImagingProcedures2013

Comparing the number of MRI Procedures and PET/CT Procedures (all states)

Comparing the number of MRI Procedures between Clinics and Hospitals (all states)

Comparing the number of MRI Procedures and PET/CT Procedures in State1 & State2

The same for PET/CT Procedures, CT Procedures and SPECT Procedures.

Here are a few topics for MN Admission

Comparing the number of admission between Med/Surg and Cardiac in MN (or any two procedures)

Comparing Average Length of Stay between Acute Care and Not Acute Care Hospitals

 DO:

The students can choose a topic and any other datasets provided for the class, or the students can choose their own topic

BUT post your topic first and DO NOT start working before receiving the faculty's approval.

DO NOT use the same topics you used for the other individual assignment or the group project.

Also, this is fine if two students work with similar topics, but make sure to submit your topics and receive the faculty's feedback first.