Healthcare Analytics: Big Data, Little Evidence
Abstract
While the healthcare sector contributes more than 10% of gross domestic product in most developed countries and is approaching 20% in the United States, it remains a relatively modest area in the fields of operations research, management science, and analytics. There is considerable room for a larger and more valuable contribution, especially in view of the important advancements in information technology taking place in healthcare across the globe, which are already contributing to a reduction in the global burden of disease. For analytics professionals and scientists to reach the full contribution potential of their discipline, it is beneficial to understand the dominant research paradigms and results of clinical and health sciences research. These sciences are rooted in empirical evidence, in empirical data, thus offering connection opportunities. In this tutorial we review the current position of analytics as covered in the operations research and management science literature, and outline a path for the science of analytics to enlarge its contribution to the health of populations.
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