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HMGT400 Research and Data Analysis in Healthcare

Week 1 Discussion

After reading the week content materials, summarize the information and answer the following questions:

1. Name a few characteristics making data research and analysis in healthcare a separate industry. Think holistically and consider scientific, policy and social impact sides.

2. Explain how processed and analyzed data is used in healthcare.  Offer a minimum of 2 examples where the data analysis supports health service delivery decision making.

 

HMGT400 Research and Data Analysis in Healthcare

Week 2 Discussion

Consider examples of research questions below:

Does the organization of renal transplant nurse coordinators’ responsibilities influence live donor rates?

How, if at all, are the timing and location of suicide prevention appointments linked to veterans‘ suicide rates?"Examples of Research Questions | PhD | School of Nursing | Vanderbilt University," n.d.)

Reference

Examples of Research Questions | PhD | School of Nursing | Vanderbilt University. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://nursing.vanderbilt.edu/phd/clinicalfaq.php

Chose one of the questions and apply what you learn in week 2 to explain:

1. The process of developing a researchable question.

2. What type of background evidence and defined problem served as a base of the researchable question.

3. Think about what will happen after the question is formulated.

 

HMGT400 Research and Data Analysis in Healthcare

Week 3 Discussion

Explain the differences between Research Methods and Research Design. Provide a description of two method examples and two examples of design types. When each is used? What is the process of choosing a correct research method and a correct research design?

 

HMGT400 Research and Data Analysis in Healthcare

Week 5 Discussion

Discuss the need for quantitative research in the healthcare service field. Provide an example of a researchable question that will be investigated with quantitative research. Explain which research methods and designs can be applied to the chosen question research. What challenges and biases may impact the study results?

HMGT400 Research and Data Analysis in Healthcare

Week 6 Discussion

Compare the quantitative and qualitative research in healthcare service. The answer may be in narrative or a table format. Provide the information on:

1. When each approach is used? Can they be applied to the same researchable question? Explain why yes or no.

2. What type of data is used for each research style? How the data is selected and processed in each research type?

3. What challenges in data selection researches need to be aware of? How to overcome them?

 

HMGT400 Research and Data Analysis in Healthcare

Week 7 Discussion

Explain the importance of systematic review and meta-analysis for evidence-based practice. What are the limitations of the systematic review? How to overcome the challenges? Offer an example of a situation when a systematic review and meta-analysis were one of the defining points in the decision-making process, and when without it the decision might have been incorrect.