Excel for Healthcare: Practical Applications and Skills
1h 53mBeginner2024-10-11
Authors
Wuraola Oyewusi
Wuraola Oyewusi is an experienced data scientist, machine learning, and artificial intelligence professional.
Course details
Looking to upskill as a healthcare professional? This hands-on course is designed to equip healthcare workers with practical Excel skills uniquely tailored to the healthcare industry. From managing patient data and administrative tasks to optimizing supply chains and health outcomes, instructor Wuraola Oyewusi covers a wide range of real-world healthcare scenarios with step-by-step tutorials and industry-specific examples. Along the way, improve your confidence with using Excel to streamline everyday workflows, enhance clinical decision-making, and improve research capabilities. Whether you're a nurse, administrator, researcher, or pharmacist, this course helps you develop the skills you need to boost efficiency and make more effective data-driven decisions in your role.
Learning objectives
Apply Excel functions and features to efficiently manage and analyze patient data, including creating data entry forms, coordinating care plans, and conducting demographic analyses.
Utilize Excel for healthcare administration tasks such as staff scheduling, project management, and organizing standard operating procedures in compliance with industry regulations.
Implement Excel-based solutions for clinical and research applications, including medication dosage calculations, symptom tracking, and data collection for medical studies.
Leverage Excel to optimize healthcare supply chain management, covering inventory tracking, stock forecasting, and supplier performance analysis in pharmaceutical and clinical settings.
Create dynamic dashboards and visual reports in Excel to effectively communicate healthcare data, including patient satisfaction metrics and public health monitoring.
Learning objectives
Apply Excel functions and features to efficiently manage and analyze patient data, including creating data entry forms, coordinating care plans, and conducting demographic analyses.
Utilize Excel for healthcare administration tasks such as staff scheduling, project management, and organizing standard operating procedures in compliance with industry regulations.
Implement Excel-based solutions for clinical and research applications, including medication dosage calculations, symptom tracking, and data collection for medical studies.
Leverage Excel to optimize healthcare supply chain management, covering inventory tracking, stock forecasting, and supplier performance analysis in pharmaceutical and clinical settings.
Create dynamic dashboards and visual reports in Excel to effectively communicate healthcare data, including patient satisfaction metrics and public health monitoring.
Skills covered
SpreadsheetsMicrosoft ExcelData AnalysisData ScienceBusiness Analysis and StrategyBusiness Software and ToolsMicrosoftOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Benefits of using Excel in healthcare
- 02 - Why Excel is relevant to healthcare
- 03 - The anatomy and navigation of the Excel interface
1. Patient Data Management and Analysis with Excel
- 04 - Creating patient biodata entry forms with Excel
- 05 - Designing patient care coordination templates with Excel
- 06 - Analyzing patient demographics with Excel
- 07 - Performing patient wait time analysis with Excel
- 08 - Analyzing your patient satisfaction survey with Excel
- 09 - Build a disease outbreak monitoring dashboard - Part 1
- 10 - Build a disease outbreak monitoring dashboard - Part 2
2. Excel for Healthcare Operations - Scheduling, Tracking, and Project Management
- 11 - Creating a nursing staff schedule with Excel - Part 1
- 12 - Creating a nursing staff schedule with Excel - Part 2
- 13 - Tracking laboratory test samples and results with Excel
- 14 - Schedule and track quality improvement meeting attendance
- 15 - Track project timelines with Gantt charts
3. Excel for Clinical Use and Research in Healthcare
- 16 - Creating a medication dosage calculation sheet in Excel
- 17 - Developing a symptom tracker in Excel - Part 1
- 18 - Developing a symptom tracker in Excel - Part 2
- 19 - Creating a patient discharge planning checklist
4. Healthcare Supply Chain Management with Excel
- 20 - Creating an inventory tracker for an antiretroviral clinic
- 21 - Forecast stock needs for regional vaccination centers
- 22 - Pricing management for a community pharmacy inventory
Conclusion
- 23 - Expanding your skills in healthcare analytics