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Three essays of healthcare data-driven predictive modeling

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posted on 2023-04-26, 19:20 authored by Zhouyang LouZhouyang Lou

Predictive modeling in healthcare involves the development of data-driven and computational models which can predict what will happen, be it for a single individual or for an entire system. The adoption of predictive models can guide various stakeholders’ decision-making in the healthcare sector, and consequently improve individual outcomes and the cost-effectiveness of care. With the rapid development in healthcare of big data and the Internet of Things technologies, research in healthcare decision-making has grown in both importance and complexity. One of the complexities facing those who would build predictive models is heterogeneity of patient populations, clinical practices, and intervention outcomes, as well as from diverse health systems. There are many sub-domains in healthcare for which predictive modeling is useful such as disease risk modeling, clinical intelligence, pharmacovigilance, precision medicine, hospitalization process optimization, digital health, and preventive care. In my dissertation, I focus on predictive modeling for applications that fit into three broad and important domains of healthcare, namely clinical practice, public health, and healthcare system. In this dissertation, I present three papers that present a collection of predictive modeling studies to address the challenge of modeling heterogeneity in health care. The first paper presents a decision-tree model to address clinicians’ need to decide among various liver cirrhosis diagnosis strategies. The second paper presents a micro-simulation model to assess the impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) to help decision makers at government agencies develop cost-effective food policies to prevent cardiovascular diseases, a public-health domain application. The third paper compares a set of data-driven prediction models, the best performing of which is paired together with interpretable machine learning to facilitate the coordination of optimization for hospital-discharged patients choosing skilled nursing facilities. This collection of studies addresses important modeling challenges in specific healthcare domains, and also broadly contribute to research in medical decision-making, public health policy and healthcare systems.

Funding

Assessment of Policies through Prediction of Long-term Effects on Cardiovascular Disease Using Simulation (APPLE CDS)

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute

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History

Degree Type

  • Doctor of Philosophy

Department

  • Industrial Engineering

Campus location

  • West Lafayette

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee Chair

Nan Kong

Advisor/Supervisor/Committee co-chair

Zachary Hass

Additional Committee Member 2

Hua Cai

Additional Committee Member 3

Greg Arling

Additional Committee Member 4

Paul Griffin