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Analytics in Healthcare : A Practical Introduction / by Christo El Morr, Hossam Ali-Hassan

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SpringerBriefs in Health Care Management and Economics | SpringerLink BücherPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2019Description: Online-Ressource (XI, 105 p. 62 illus., 48 illus. in color, online resource)ISBN:
  • 9783030045067
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9783030045050 | 9783030045074 | Erscheint auch als: 978-3-030-04505-0 Druck-Ausgabe | Printed edition: 9783030045050 | Printed edition: 9783030045074 DDC classification:
  • 362.10681
LOC classification:
  • RA971.3-971.32
DOI: DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-04506-7Online resources: Summary: This book offers a practical introduction to healthcare analytics that does not require a background in data science or statistics. It presents the basics of data, analytics and tools and includes multiple examples of their applications in the field. The book also identifies practical challenges that fuel the need for analytics in healthcare as well as the solutions to address these problems. In the healthcare field, professionals have access to vast amount of data in the form of staff records, electronic patient record, clinical findings, diagnosis, prescription drug, medical imaging procedure, mobile health, resources available, etc. Managing the data and analyzing it to properly understand it and use it to make well-informed decisions can be a challenge for managers and health care professionals. A new generation of applications, sometimes referred to as end-user analytics or self-serve analytics, are specifically designed for non-technical users such as managers and business professionals. The ability to use these increasingly accessible tools with the abundant data requires a basic understanding of the core concepts of data, analytics, and interpretation of outcomes. This book is a resource for such individuals to demystify and learn the basics of data management and analytics for healthcare, while also looking towards future directions in the fieldSummary: Chapter 1. Healthcare and Business Intelligence -- Chapter 2. Analytics: The Building Blocks -- Chapter 3. Descriptive, Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics -- Chapter 4. Healthcare Analytics Applications -- Chapter 5. Data Visualization -- Chapter 6. Future Directions -- Appendix A: Which Analytics to Choose: A GuidelinePPN: PPN: 1048369064Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-BUM | ZDB-2-SEB | ZDB-2-SXBM
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