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The Impact Of Big Data Utilization On Quality Improvement In Inpatient Facilities, Lakyn Hare Jan 2023

The Impact Of Big Data Utilization On Quality Improvement In Inpatient Facilities, Lakyn Hare

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Introduction: Poor quality in healthcare has resulted in avoidable patient complications, including readmission rates. Big data in healthcare can be analyzed and built into a tools, with machine learning, to aid in reduced readmission rates and overall positive patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study: The intention of this study was to evaluate the ways that big data can be analyzed to improve healthcare, specifically readmissions, patient outcomes, and show cost savings. This study examined different ways that big data could be used in concordance with machine learning, including predictive analysis, to make these improvements.

Methodology: The hypothesis was the …