Visualising linked health data to explore health events around preventable hospitalisations in NSW Australia.
Michael O FalsterLouisa R JormAlastair H LeylandPublished in: BMJ open (2016)
We did not find evidence of limited use of primary care services in the lead-up to a preventable hospitalisation, rather people with preventable hospitalisations tended to have high levels of engagement with multiple elements of the healthcare system. As such, preventable hospitalisations might be better used as a tool for identifying sicker patients for managed care programmes. Visualising longitudinal health data was found to be a powerful strategy for uncovering patterns of health service use, and such visualisations have potential to be more widely adopted in health services research.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- primary care
- public health
- mental health
- adverse drug
- end stage renal disease
- health information
- electronic health record
- ejection fraction
- palliative care
- health promotion
- big data
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- social media
- machine learning
- peritoneal dialysis
- data analysis
- risk assessment
- affordable care act
- patient reported outcomes
- general practice
- pain management
- artificial intelligence