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Healthcare Analytics Applications

  • Christo El Morr
  • Hossam Ali-Hassan
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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of many descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics applications in healthcare. Specific algorithms are chosen to illustrate each type of analytic approach. In descriptive analytics, we cover simple descriptive statistics. In predictive analytics, we cover
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    A detailed logistic progression application to illustrate regression analysis

     
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    Three applications covering decision trees, Naïve Bayes, and natural language processing, to illustrate classification techniques

     
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    Two applications using K-means and hierarchical clustering to illustrate clustering techniques

     
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    One dimensionality reduction application to illustrate dimension reduction techniques

     

Finally, one application illustrates the nascent prescriptive analytics. At the end of the chapter, a set of statistical tools is provided.

Keywords

Report Pivot table Hospital readmission LACE index Chart review Natural language processing (NLP) K-means Cluster analysis Rehabilitation service Principle component analysis (PCA) Chronic pain 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Christo El Morr
    • 1
  • Hossam Ali-Hassan
    • 2
  1. 1.School of Health Policy and ManagementYork UniversityTorontoCanada
  2. 2.Department of International StudiesGlendon College, York UniversityTorontoCanada

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