Data mining involves the analysis of huge data sets to study and use the resultant trends in the prediction of future occurrences. This paper reviews and compares three youtube videos on data mining in healthcare. In the first video, the reviewer, Joshua White (2013), sees data mining as a great potential in transforming service delivery within the health industry. The video shows the technique as an organization’s answer to using data and analytics in the identification of inefficiencies as well as appropriate practices in health care. The desirable outcome for this case is often attaining improved care and reducing the cost of operation (White, 2013).
The second video is a PowToon publication on how data mining could help in solving clinical issues for the contemporary healthcare environment. From this animated video, viewers have a similar insight as the one addressed in White (2013). That is, this video teaches of data mining’s ability to reduce costs and improve care delivery. In essence, the implementation of analytic and data mining techniques would be helpful in solving the complexity associated with the healthcare setting. For instance, healthcare providers can use data mining techniques to discover new and appropriate ways of handling a rather increasingly diverse patient population. The decision to adopt the strategy would improve the level of attention and outreach that care providers offer to both high and low risk patients (Alaseeri, 2013).
Finally, the last video is Russ Altman’s talk on the role of data mining in genetics, medicine and bio-engineering. Altman (2013) focuses on data mining as evident in the discovery of drug interactions as well as their side effects. He notes that mining serves as a predictive measure for drug companies and hospitals to reduce medication-related errors. Thus, a move towards this new technique offers providers a chance to streamline their practice through improved service delivery (Stanford University School of Engineering, 2013).
References
Alaseeri, F. (2013, October). Data Mining in Healthcare. Retrieved from YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aSGEIO5Q6k
Stanford University School of Engineering. (2013, December). Big Data in Medicine: Unearthing Unexpected Drug Side Effects. Retrieved from YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn92HuZm06w
White, J. (2013, April). Data Mining Software in Healthcare. Retrieved from YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRVPsueXtdQ
