Joseph Woodside shares examples of applied experimental learning in healthcare from his book, “Applied Health Analytics and Informatics Using SAS”.
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Building a better flu map!
The flu seems to be especially potent this year. “How potent is it,” you might ask? … Well, let’s plot some data on a map to help find out! Here in the US, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) compiles data about diseases, and provide…
A better way to view flu data
Have you, or someone you know, gotten the flu this year? Word on the street is that this year’s flu might be particularly bad, and the data seem to be corroborating that so far. You don’t want to take my word for it? — well then, let’s have a look […..
Building a better HIV/AIDS map
Being an Eagle Scout, the data for good movement caught my attention. I wondered if I could apply my computer skills in a way that might help. How about showing people better ways to visualize HIV/AIDS data – that might help doctors better understand the data, and therefore better treat […]
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How much does it cost to live to 100?
Living to 100 isn’t as simple as just paying a certain amount of money for your healthcare. But that is an interesting aspect of longevity, so let’s have a look at the data … In my previous blog post, we analyzed how much people from various countries spend on healthcare. […]
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How much does each country spend on healthcare?
With the US Affordable Care Act (ACA) and other health topics in the news lately, I wondered how much people spend on healthcare in various countries. Of course spending varies from person to person, so I decided to take a look at the average per capita spending in each country (it’s […]
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Drug overdose deaths are on the rise in the US
Lately I’ve seen several articles about drug overdose deaths being on the increase. But I didn’t really like the graphs in those articles, so I tried to create some better ones using SAS … For example, here’s a map from the National Center for Health Statistics website (see the 3rd dashboard/tab […]
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