Objectives:
- Explain the importance of identifying trends in health care data.
- Create a dashboard presentation in Tableau.
- Present health care data using visualization techniques.
- Describe machine learning technology.
- Describe how analytic strategies are used in health care.
- Obtain external data to create a dashboard.
***Based on the above knowledge, answer the following questions in a discussion format. There are two parts (1 and 2) to this week’s discussion assignment. Each part has two questions (A and B). Ensure all questions are answered appropriately with references attached.
Discussion 1 A
What is the importance of understanding patterns and trends in data? Provide a specific example. How can the identification of patterns and trends help organizations save time?
Discussion 1 B
How is data visualization used? How can an organization determine the best way to present data? Provide a specific example.
Resources:
Review “Big Data Analytics in Healthcare: Promise and Potential,” by Raghupathi and Raghupathi, from Health Information Science and Systems (2014).
URL:
https://www-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov.lopes.idm.oclc.org/pmc/articles/PMC4341817/
Read “Identify Reporting Requirements,” located on the Better Evaluation website.
URL:
Read “Improving the Efficiency and Ease of Healthcare Analysis Through Use of Data Visualization Dashboards,” by Stadler et al. (2016), located on the Journal of AHIMA website.
URL:
com/doi/pdf/10.1089/big.2015.0059″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/big.2015.0059
Discussion 2 A
What is machine learning technology? How is machine learning technology being used in health care? What are the benefits of machine learning technology?
Discussion 2 B
What is the purpose of analytic strategies in health care? Describe a scenario where a health care organization would need an analytics strategy. Using the scenario you described, what would the organization need to consider when outlining components of its strategy?
Resources:
Read “Healthcare Analytics: Analytics and Machine Learning,” by Curd, from Analytics Magazine (2016).
URL:
https://pubsonline.informs.org/do/10.1287/LYTX.2016.04.04/full/
Read “Do You Need an Enterprise Analytics Strategy? It Depends. (But Probably, Yes.),” by Miliard (2016), located on the Healthcare IT News website.
URL:
Read “Initiating an Analytics Strategy,” by Gatson (2016), located on the HIMSS Analytics website.
URL:
org/news/initiating-an-analytics-strategy” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>https://www.himssanalytics.org/news/initiating-an-analytics-strategy
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