Colorado BHIS540 Public Health Healthcare Utilization Patterns Essay

BHIS 540 CSUGC Public Health Healthcare Utilization Patterns Essay

Unit 1 Readings/Resources: BHIS 540 Essential of Health Data Science

 Unit 1 Assignment

1. Attend Unit 1 Office Hours session, live via Blackboard Collaborate. Check course calendar and announcements for schedule.

2. Read/Watch the Unit Introduction.

3. Complete the assigned readings and watch any assigned videos.

4. Select a use case from one sector of the healthcare industry from the list below: Sector of Healthcare Industry

1. Health Insurance Payers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers

2. Pharmaceutical

3. Research

4. Healthcare Business or Product Development

5. Providers/hospitals, patient care delivery Use Case topic Healthcare utilization patterns Example Companies UnitedHealthcare, Anthem, Aetna, Humana Drug development process Novartis, Johnson and Johnson, Pfizer, Sanofi Conducting medical, clinical trials or biomedical research New digital platforms to engage patients Precision Medicine GE Healthcare, Siemens, Medtronic and Philips, Google, Apple, Amazon, Onduo, Guardant Health Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic, PeraHealth, Evolution Health, Babylon Health

5. Research and find at least 5 articles or sources to inform your understanding of the use case you selected. The readings for this unit will help you started on your research. You may include these sources in your list of 5 references.

6. Write a short introduction to the use case you have selected (no more than 100 words).

7. Build out a Stakeholder Analysis Matrix showing at least three stakeholders within this use case and present the following information on each stakeholder:

Provide examples of how this stakeholder currently uses data analytics.

What data sources do they use?

What typical data fields are needed?

What are the typical data science roles that have been defined? (stakeholders)

 List current challenges to the stakeholders in using health analytics (ex: current processes the stakeholder uses that could be automated to reduce errors or waste)

Example:

 Introduction:

Stakeholder Analysis Matrix – Research Product Development Stakeholder Example of how stakeholder use data analytics Data sources used Typical Data Fields needed Current challenges Stakeholder #1 Stakeholder #2 Stakeholder #3 Summary and Conclusions:

References:

 8. Summarize your conclusions on: What analytic service or product could be applied in the future to benefit these stakeholders? (150 words minimum, 200 words maximum)

9. By Thursday midnight, post a PDF version of your matrix and conclusions under My Groups, Unit 1.