The Battle Between Predictive vs. Prescriptive Analytics in Healthcare

<p>In this podcast episode I want to talk about the battle between predictive and prescriptive analytics in healthcare. What are these tools? Does one have a better use case than the other in healthcare? Let’s discuss and as always I would love to hear your feedback as well.<strong><br> <br> Sources discussed in the show:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><a href="https://yourhealthsystem.cihi.ca/hsp/inbrief%3Bjsessionid=TI0N-pfyq6TvKmMp4qn+pXIw.yhs?lang=en#!/indicators/006/all-patients-readmitted-to-hospital"><strong>Source1</strong></a><strong><br> </strong><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328117106_How_to_improve_integrated_care_through_prescriptive_analytics_A_mixed-method_study_on_patient_readmission_intervention_program_RIP"><strong>Source2</strong></a><strong><br> </strong><a href="https://www.fingent.com/blog/why-healthcare-prefers-prescriptive-analytics-over-predictive-analytics/"><strong>Source3</strong></a><strong><br> </strong><a href="https://digital.hbs.edu/platform-digit/submission/google-x-leveraging-data-and-algorithms-for-self-driving-cars/"><strong>Source4</strong></a><strong><br> <br> </strong>Welcome to the Health Analytic Insights Podcast. This podcast is ALL about creating a community of like-minded individuals who are passionate about the field of health informatics. I hope to share information and advice in topics such as health analytics, digital health, biomedical engineering and data visualization in healthcare and in exchange I would love to hear from you DEAR listener about your experience and interest in this field, you can drop me a line at <a href="mailto:healthcareanalyticinsights@gmail.com">healthanalyticinsights@gmail.com</a>. Sign up to the newsletter and get your FREE guide to starting your career in health informatics <a href="https://mailchi.mp/e4cd52ccaaf5/health-analytic-insights">here</a>. &nbsp; &nbsp;<br> <br> <strong>DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this podcast are my own and do not reflect those of people, organizations or institutions that I might be associa