Applied Health Analytics and Informatics Using SAS - Hardcover

Woodside, Joseph M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1642953407 ISBN 13: 9781642953404

Publisher: SAS Institute, 2018

Synopsis

Leverage health data into insight!

Applied Health Analytics and Informatics Using SAS describes health anamatics, a result of the intersection of data analytics and health informatics. Healthcare systems generate nearly a third of the world's data, and analytics can help to eliminate medical errors, reduce readmissions, provide evidence-based care, demonstrate quality outcomes, and add cost-efficient care. This comprehensive textbook includes data analytics and health informatics concepts, along with applied experiential learning exercises and case studies using SAS Enterprise Miner^TM within the healthcare industry setting. Topics covered include:

• Sampling and modeling health data - both structured and unstructured
• Exploring health data quality
• Developing health administration and health data assessment procedures
• Identifying future health trends
• Analyzing high-performance health data mining models

Applied Health Analytics and Informatics Using SAS is intended for professionals, lifelong learners, senior-level undergraduates, graduate-level students in professional development courses, health informatics courses, health analytics courses, and specialized industry track courses. This textbook is accessible to a wide variety of backgrounds and specialty areas, including administrators, clinicians, and executives.

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About the Author

Dr. Joseph M. Woodside is an Assistant Professor of Business Intelligence and Analytics at Stetson University teaching undergraduate, graduate, and executive courses on analytics, health informatics, business analysis, and information systems. He has been a SAS user for over ten years and is responsible for updating the analytics learning goals and course content for the SAS Joint Certificate Program. Before accepting the Business Intelligence and Analytics position at Stetson, Dr. Woodside worked with KePRO, a national healthcare management company, as the Vice President of Health Intelligence, with responsibility for healthcare applications, informatics, business intelligence, data analytics, customer relationship management, employee wellness online platforms, cloud-based systems deployment strategy, technology roadmaps, database management systems, multiple contract sites, and program management. Dr. Woodside previously held positions with Kaiser Permanente, with responsibility for HIPAA Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), national claims and electronic health record implementations, National Provider Identifiers, cost containment financial analytics, and various data analytic initiatives.

Edition details

• Publisher: SAS Institute
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1642953407
• ISBN 13: 9781642953404
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 378