The Big Picture: A 1-Page General Description Of Your Busine
The Big Picture. A 1-page general description of your business.
On what topic will you collect data and perform analytics? In other words ...what business (what type of data analytics) are you in?
Whom is your customer?
Where will you get the data? Get creative.
What things interest you? Look at the video samples I provided as well as some CIO articles in Lesson 1.
Paper For Above instruction
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, data analytics has become an essential component for businesses seeking to gain competitive advantage and make informed decisions. The business I envision focuses on leveraging data analytics in the healthcare sector, specifically targeting patient outcome improvements through predictive analytics. By analyzing large volumes of healthcare data, my goal is to develop models that can predict patient readmissions, detect potential health risks early, and optimize treatment plans, thereby enhancing patient care and reducing costs.
The primary customer for this analytics-driven business are healthcare providers, including hospitals, clinics, and insurance companies. These entities require sophisticated tools to interpret complex healthcare data and implement data-driven strategies to improve service quality and operational efficiency. Furthermore, policymakers and public health agencies could also be key stakeholders interested in aggregate data insights to inform health policy decisions.
Data sources will be both internal and external to healthcare organizations. Internally, electronic health records (EHR), laboratory results, and imaging data will serve as core data inputs. Externally, public health databases, environmental data, and social determinants of health information will be integrated to enrich predictive models. To innovate, I plan to collect data from wearable health devices, mobile health applications, and social media platforms where patient behaviors and sentiments are expressed. This diverse and creative approach to data collection aims to enhance model accuracy and personalize healthcare solutions.
Throughout this project, the focus will be on harnessing diverse data streams to develop actionable insights. The emphasis will be on integrating data from multiple sources, including IoT devices, medical imaging systems, and publicly available datasets, to provide a comprehensive view of patient health. This approach aligns with current trends in healthcare analytics that emphasize real-time data processing and personalized medicine. The ethical considerations around patient privacy and data security will be integral, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and other relevant regulations.
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