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What is the main purpose of descriptive analytics in healthcare data analysis?

  • To gain insights into past events (correct)
  • To forecast future health outcomes
  • To recommend actions to achieve specific outcomes
  • To identify patterns in data

Which type of analytics is primarily focused on recommending actions to achieve specific outcomes in healthcare data analysis?

  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Prescriptive Analytics (correct)
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Diagnostics Analytics

In healthcare data analytics, what does machine learning primarily aim to do?

  • Identify patterns in data (correct)
  • Forecast future health outcomes
  • Identify high-risk patients
  • Evaluate treatment effectiveness

How can analytics contribute to reducing healthcare costs according to the text?

<p>By improving patient outcomes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of data collected by patients themselves can be used to monitor health status?

<p>Wearable device data (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of analytics is used to understand what has happened in the past?

<p>Descriptive analytics (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does prescriptive analytics primarily aim to do in healthcare data analysis?

<p>Recommend actions for specific outcomes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can machine learning contribute to healthcare data analytics?

<p>Identifying high-risk patients (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of using analytics to predict readmissions in healthcare?

<p>Reduce hospital readmissions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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