Paving the way for the use of prediction modelling in a hospital environment
Date
2011-09
Authors
Van Zyl, I.
Van Dyk, L.
Lane-Visser, T. E.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA)
Abstract
ENGLISH ABRACT: The high cost of hospitalisation is a challenge for many health insurance companies, governments and individuals alike. In 2006, studies concluded that well over $30 billion was spent on unnecessary hospitalisation in the United States of America. In all likelihood this could have
been prevented through early patient diagnosis and treatment so, there is room for improvement in this regard. Prevention is always better than cure; especially where lives are at stake and successful decisions regarding hospitalisation prediction may make unnecessary hospitalisation a realistic possibility. The aim of this paper is to pave the way for the development of successful hospitalisation prediction models.
Description
40th Annual conference of the Operations Research Society of South Africa , 18-21 September 2011, Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
The original publication is available at http://www.orssa.org.za/wiki/uploads/Conf/2011ORSSAConferenceProceedings.pdf#page=115.
The original publication is available at http://www.orssa.org.za/wiki/uploads/Conf/2011ORSSAConferenceProceedings.pdf#page=115.
Keywords
Prediction modelling, Hospitalization
Citation
Van Zyl, I., Lane-Vissr, T. E. & Van Dyk, L. 2011. Paving the way for the use of prediction modelling in a hospital environment. 40th Annual conference of the Operations Research Society of South Africa , 18-21 September 2011, Elephant Hills Hotel, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 111-123.