Cases on Health Outcomes and Clinical Data Mining: Studies and Frameworks (Premier Reference Source)

Cases on Health Outcomes and Clinical Data Mining:Studies and Frameworks......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 4
Detailed Table of Contents......Page 7
Foreword......Page 14
Preface......Page 16
Acknowledgment......Page 21
Introduction to Data Mining Methodology to Investigate Health Outcomes......Page 22
Data Mining to Examine theTreatment of Osteomyelitis......Page 36
Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Procedures......Page 68
Outcomes Research in the Treatment of Asthma......Page 99
Analysis of Breast Cancer and Surgery as Treatment Options......Page 121
Data Mining and Analysis of Lung Cancer......Page 139
Outcomes Research in Physical Therapy......Page 166
Analyzing the Relationship between Diagnosis and the Cost of Diabetic Patients......Page 194
An Example of Defining Patient Compliance......Page 218
Outcomes Research in Gastrointestinal Treatment......Page 239
Outcomes Research in Hydrocephalus Treatment......Page 246
Analyzing Problems of Childhood and Adolescence......Page 266
Healthcare Delivery in a Hospital Emergency Department......Page 296
Utilization of the Emergency Department......Page 326
Physician Prescribing Practices......Page 348
Cost Models with Prominent Outliers......Page 389
The Relationship between Sleep Apnea and Cognitive Functioning......Page 420
Compilation of References......Page 441
About the Contributors......Page 455
Index......Page 457