Assignment: Healthcare Statistic
Choose a health care statistic that health care managers would use, such as one of the following:
o Hospital-acquired condition (HAC)
o Emergency department visits
o Labor and delivery suite usage
o Ambulatory surgery procedures
o Hospital death rates
o Cesarean-section rate
o Wait time
o Adverse drug events
Research your chosen statistic, and provide information from an outside source-such as a journal article, accreditation agency report, government site, and so forth-that discusses the health care statistic in a real-life setting or situation.
Write 3 to 4 pages, not including the title page and reference page, in APA format that discusses the following:
o What was the reason for the research that was performed or for the data being collected?
o What was the source of the data presented?
o What types of descriptive statistics and graphical representations of data were used?
o What were the research question(s) and the significant findings of the article?
o How could the information presented be used to inform decisions or improvements?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.