Data Science for Health Informatics

Health data are notable for how many types there are, how complex they are, and how serious it is to get them straight. These data are used for treatment of the patient from whom they derive, but also for other uses. Examples of such secondary use of health data include population health (e.g., who requires more attention), research (e.g., which drug is more effective in practice), quality (e.g., is the institution meeting benchmarks), and translational research (e.g., are new technologies being

• Articulate different forms of clinical and population data
• Describe data required for healthcare information problems
• Distinguish data questions from data queries in healthcare