ADHA 7045 From Data to Decisions: Health and Healthcare Analytics

In todays highly competitive healthcare environment, data-driven decision making is key to assuring quality, increasing access, and minimizing cost. In an industry focused on evidence-based practices, healthcare managers must be able to use analytic tools and methods to critically evaluate care and practice to better inform decisions. Tomorrows leaders must be able to make decisions based on research, evidence, and data to inform continuous improvement and innovation. The course will review data analysis principles and statistical analysis (e.g., probability, regression modeling, decision science, predictive forecasting, and time series analysis. Students will conduct data analyses and use results to make decisions. Students will focus on how to analyze and interpret data to optimize the decision-making process and assure evidence-based management practice.

Course overview

Department
Advancing Studies
School
ADV
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Periodically

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.76 / 5 · Excellent
83 responses
Instructor rating
4.87 / 5 · Excellent
83 responses
Terms evaluated
13
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Erin Sibley4.74.94.94.94.74.74.93.37–9 hrs/week7 of 11
Fall 2025Erin Sibley4.84.94.84.84.34.54.44.54–6 hrs/week8 of 16
Summer 2025Erin Sibley5.05.05.05.04.84.84.82.87–9 hrs/week4 of 5
Fall 2024Erin Sibley4.74.74.94.74.64.64.92.810+ hrs/week7 of 12
Summer 2024Erin Sibley4.55.05.05.04.54.54.5—7–9 hrs/week2 of 5
Spring 2024Erin Sibley4.94.95.04.94.94.94.93.77–9 hrs/week8 of 11
Fall 2023Erin Sibley—————————12 of 15
Summer 2023Erin Sibley—————————3 of 5
Spring 2023Erin Sibley—————————11 of 14
Fall 2022 (midterm)Erin Sibley4.64.64.94.94.64.64.73.0—7 of 12
Summer 2022Erin Sibley5.05.05.05.05.04.84.84.010+ hrs/week4 of 15
Spring 2022 (midterm)Erin Sibley4.34.94.74.94.34.64.43.24–6 hrs/week7 of 16
Fall 2021 (midterm)Erin Sibley5.05.05.05.04.75.05.03.77–9 hrs/week3 of 11

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Erin Sibley
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 1 2023, Summer 2022, Midterm Spring 2022, Midterm Fall 2022, Midterm Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.87/5