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Running Head: HEALTH STATISTICS 1
Running Head: HEALTH STATISTICS 1
Running Head: HEALTH STATISTICS 1
Health Statistics
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HEALTH STATISTICS 2
Question One
For instance, in the United States (U.S.), organizing, delivering and financing health care
services is a complicated procedure. The past three decades have exhibited significant growth of
statistics in healthcare, which led to the invention of better data management techniques. Since
health care in the U.S. is an irresistible economic, political, and social issue, health statistics have
quickly advanced due to unique challenges and opportunities presented for data collection,
analysis, and distribution (Rice et al., 2000). The application of health statistics covers a broad
scope comprising birth, death and fetal death statistics, termed as vital statistics. The process of
composition is done through vital statistics. Health statistics are also essential in administering
public health surveillance, collecting statistics related to health status, medical care expenses,
and health care utilization. It further records information on health users, challenges and
health operations
One perfect example of a health care operation that has been impacted by the application of
health statistics is public health surveillance. In public health surveillance, data on a specific
interpreted and later integrated (Rice et al., 2000). Surveillance is mostly concerned with
identifying individuals and groups of persons for further action of prevention and diagnosis.
Question 2
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concepts.
Statistics is highly essential in health care that all health care practitioners are trained to
comprehend its basics before joining their careers. Aggarwal (2018) reiterates that regarding
statistics and medicine as exclusionary is a misplaced idea. Statistics perfectly addresses the
questions and concerns that come with the variations handled by health professionals. For
instance, a breakout of a disease in a particular region shall lead to its research, which is first,
commenced at diagnosis. The results may exhibit different levels of the deficiency varying from
one person to another and how impactful it is from one individual to another. The study of the
Additionally, as Aggarwal (2018) noted, statistics in medicine are broad and go far
beyond research. For instance, surgical experts mostly have mastered their art and have much
information stored in their brains. Nonetheless, variances occur in discoveries where one must
record or document their procedures and findings/discoveries. Those are only but a few instances
today and what you are expected to do with this information as a practitioner.
In the nursing specialty, statistics are used to enhance patient care, support evidence-
based nursing practices, and compare nursing practice options. Having learned this information, I
intend to embrace the health sector's statistical advancements, most significantly, nursing as a
specialty. This way, I shall remain conversant with ever changing patterns in health statistics and
References
Rice, D. P., Conell, C., Weisner, C., Hunkeler, E. M., Fireman, B., & Hu, T. W. (2000). Alcohol
drinking patterns and medical care use in an HMO setting. The journal of behavioral