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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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    How can machine learning contribute to healthcare data analytics?

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

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

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

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