Statistical application and the interpretation of data is important in health care. Review the statistical concepts covered in this topic. In a 450 t0 500 word paper, discuss the significance of statistical application in health care. Include the following:

1. Describe the application of statistics in health care. Specifically discuss its significance to quality, safety, health promotion, and leadership.
2. Consider your organization or specialty area and how you utilize statistical knowledge. Discuss how you obtain statistical data, how statistical knowledge is used in day-to-day operations and how you apply it or use it in decision making.

 

Statistics are used to research human disease and the healthcare system. Health statistics are used to disseminate some health-related information. The purpose of a health statistic is to determine the disease trend within a population. Whether visually or numerically, it assists the organization in making decisions and benefits the patients inside the company (Hayat et al., 2018). When a new pharmaceutical is being produced, statistics must be studied to weigh the product's benefits and hazards, which is done through a series of clinical trials.

            When organization administrators set a standard of services based on the data obtained, statistics increase health care quality. The "conscientious, explicit, judicious, and reasonable use of modern, best evidence in making decisions for the care of individual patients" is what evidence-based medicine is all about (Duggan, 2019). Evidence-based medicine is based on statistical data and is critical in determining which healthcare services should be provided to the public and how they might be improved.

            Statistics play a crucial role in patient safety. According to the Center for Patient Safety, about 2 million infections occur each year in new hospitals, resulting in 100,000 fatalities. Furthermore, according to the budget, nearly $20 billion is spent on patient safety. Statistics can be utilized to reduce harm by implementing evidence-based practices that include disease prevention initiatives (Healthcare security, 2017). "Improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care," says the Agency for Health Research and Quality (Healthcare security, 2017). Healthcare cost, treatment efficiency, and applicability statistics will be used to attain this goal.

            Health promotion is critical because it aids communities and people in preventing chronic diseases, therefore improving overall health. "How pharmacist Nikki Holmes assists mental health patients on their path to recovery from high-security services" (2017). Human behaviors such as poor eating habits, lack of physical activity, and cigarette use cause chronic diseases, and health care promotion helps the population address all of these issues. Statistics derived from demographic groups aid in the forecasting of healthcare services to be provided to that demographic. Statistics allow healthcare providers to strike a balance between the community's needs and the resources offered.

            Children are commonly affected by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which affects the lungs and bronchiolitis. In a single year, every child is infected with RSV in the U.S. at the age of 2, leading to 2.1 million outpatients and 75,000-125000 are hospitalized. The data shows that 64 million people worldwide get affected by RSV, resulting in 200,000 deaths (Robinson, 2017). There the research has been done to develop a vaccine for RSV.

            Health statistic information is obtained through medical records, investigations, studies, vital albums, peer-reviewed work, claims, and illness registries. One of how pediatric hospitals obtain data is by tracking emergency rooms and admission of RSV and charting. The data is later shared using a system-wide computer among the hospital and associated doctor's offices.