Health IT Analytics May 29, 2020
The big data model will help address short- and long-term resource needs for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt during COVID-19.
Researchers at Vanderbilt’s Data Science Institute are developing a model that will use big data to address the impact of COVID-19 on policies, procedures, and resources now and in the future.
The tool will help the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt evaluate short- and long-term resource needs, so that the organization can be fully prepared to meet patients’ needs even as COVID-19 infection rates surge and diminish.
Students and staff at the Data Science Institute will build a model that allows users to visualize and simulate varying patient loads and possible hospital mitigation policies. These policies...