Topic: Socio-Economic Determinants of Population Health and Health Data Analytics

Prompt:

List and assess two socio-economic determinants of population health issues that would benefit from the appropriate application of health informatics tools (data analytics, data visualization, etc.). Include a description of the issue and how it would benefit from the appropriate use of health informatics. For example: If you are concerned about fraud and abuse, describe the issue related to Medicare fraud (with examples of actual Medicare fraud cases). Assess how data analytics can study patterns associated with known problems like excessive knee replacement surgery. If particular providers submitted many claims, that might signal further investigation. To get started, you might want to read these brief articles:

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Questions:

1. Identify the different health informatics tools and applications that add value to healthcare, including descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics.
2. Assess the process steps of data analytics and the tools used in each step.