Data Analytics and Decision Making

Ali AbdulHussein (University of Windsor)

2022

Licence: CC BY

Data analytics is a rapidly evolving field. In today’s labour market, knowing how to acquire, process, and interpret large amounts of data to make optimal decisions is crucial for many professionals, especially those in business and engineering. This open textbook, “a new online course” if you will, focuses on three key concept areas: data acquisition, data processing, and decision-making models. In this course, students will be able to develop advanced knowledge and skills to acquire related data for operations of business or projects; apply quantitative literacy skills such as statistics and machine learning; and use predictive or prescriptive modeling to make timely, actionable, and meaningful decisions.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, and more

Suggested for: HADM 399

Driving Change in the Health Sector: An Integrated Approach

Madelyn P. Law (Brock University), Caitlin Muhl (Queen’s University), Sinéad McElhone (Niagara Region Public Health), Robert W. Smith (University of Toronto), Karen A. Patte (Brock University), Asif Khowaja (Brock University), Sherri Hannell (Niagara Region), LLana James (Queen’s University), Robyn K. Rowe (Health Data Research Network Canada), Elaina Orlando (Niagara Health), Jayne Morrish (Brock University), Kristin Mechelse (Niagara Region), Noah James (Brock University), Lidia Mateus (Brock University), and Megan Magier (Brock University) 

2022

Licence: CC BY-NC

With its chapters on data literacy, data for equitable change, implementing change, knowledge translation and exchange, and health economics, this book will provide valuable information for students and practitioners to consider when exploring how to use evidence to drive change in the health sector.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, and PDF

Suggested for: HADM 235

Foundations of Epidemiology

Marit L. Bovbjerg (Oregon State University)

2020

Licence: CC BY-NC

Foundations of Epidemiology is an open access, introductory epidemiology text intended for students and practitioners in public or allied health fields. It covers epidemiologic thinking, causality, incidence and prevalence, public health surveillance, epidemiologic study designs and why we care about which one is used, measures of association, random error and bias, confounding and effect modification, and screening. Concepts are illustrated with numerous examples drawn from contemporary and historical public health issues.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, and MOBI

Suggested for: HADM 379

Fundamentals of Clinical Data Science

Springer Nature

2019

Licence: CC BY

This open access book covers the fundamentals of clinical data science, focusing on data collection, modelling and clinical applications. Topics covered in the first section on data collection include: data sources, data at scale (big data), data stewardship (FAIR data) and related privacy concerns.

Formats: PDF

Suggested for: HADM 399

The Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration: Navigating Challenges and Coordinating Care

Whitney N. Hamilton, Dorothy J. Howell, Melissa Jordan (University of North Georgia)

2021

Licence: CC BY-SA

This book is written for those interested in acquiring a thorough knowledge base relative to the intricacies of the organizational theories, customs, and insights significant to the management of health service organizations. It examines the foundational aspects of leadership and management as they relate to establishing and maintaining the principles and practices within healthcare organizations. The book opens with a discussion on the differences between health, healthcare, and health care while providing an overview of healthcare management and organizational trends. It culminates in discussions of leadership, management, motivation, organizational behavior, and management thinking. Additionally, it discusses topics of information technology, teamwork, health disparities, organizational culture, performance, and change.

Formats: PDF

Suggested for: HADM 235

Health Promotion in Health Care: Vital Theories and Research

Springer Nature

2021

Licence: CC BY

This open access book first discusses the theory of health promotion and vital concepts. It then presents updated evidence-based health promotion approaches in different populations (people with chronic diseases, cancer, heart failure, dementia, mental disorders, long-term ICU patients, elderly individuals, families with newborn babies, palliative care patients) and examines different health promotion approaches integrated into primary care services.

Formats: PDF

Suggested for: HADM 336

Overview of: Healthcare Compliance

Sarah Godwin Brinson, Lesley Clack, Larecia Money Gill, Laura Kim Gosa (University of North Georgia)

2021

Licence: CC BY-SA

An overview of healthcare compliance, including chapters on Ethics and Law, Health Insurance & Reimbursement, Quality Improvement, Strategic Planning, Managing Healthcare Professionals & Strategic Management of Human Resources, Healthcare Technology, and Special Topics and Emerging Issues in Healthcare Management.

Formats: PDF

Suggested for: HADM 400

Public Health Ethics: Cases Spanning the Globe

Peter G. Smith, Richard H. Morrow, and David A. Ross

Licence: CC BY-NC

This LibreTexts resource has been contributed to by international institutions including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO). It covers what public health is, ethics, and public health decision making.

Formats: Online, PDF

Suggested for: HADM 235

Safer Healthcare: Strategies for the Real World

Charles Vincent, René Amalberti

2016

Licence: CC BY-NC

Topics covered include Health Administration; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk; Quality of Life Research; Practice and Hospital Management.

Formats: PDF

Suggested for: HADM 488

Transitioning towards a circular (healthcare) economy: Circular Economy principles, leadership, policy and decision-making

This book offers a comprehensive roadmap toward a circular and sustainable healthcare system, structured into three distinct parts.

Part I describes circular principles and policy tactics. Chapter 1 outlines the essentials of sustainable healthcare and designates the paradox in daily practice of sustainability and the circular economy. In Chapter 2 the impact of leadership on policy together with best practices is discussed. The legislation and infrastructural web, in which many stakeholders and circular economy initiatives are strangled, is described. Despite the fact that politicians and policymakers are motivated to encourage sustainability, the infrastructure is designed to discourage circular economy projects. This chapter shows examples of setting-up intrinsic motivated teams of hospital staff, green teams, industry leaders and scientific motivated research teams. Swimming against the current is about the legislation paradox. In chapter 3 described as how legislation should be redesigned to accomplish the goals as set out in the green deal and the climate law.

Part II serves as a practical guide to implementing circular strategies. In chapter 4 the reader is guided through the fundamentals of circular strategies by visualizing the circular economy. Chapter 5 reveals successful design strategies for products and processes which contribute to a zero-waste society. Using recycled materials by using waste as input for new products is described in chapter 6. In chapter 6 we will explore (surgical) waste as input for new products. Recycled should and could be used more. This is a fundamental concept within circular design principles but hardly used until this moment.

Part III explores circular economy design principles on basis of successful examples. This part dives into real-world applications and measurable outcomes. It showcases successful circular design concepts and business models that have reshaped the market. Chapter 7: Is about leading by design. Success stories of circular concepts which have effectively changed the market with circular products and services are designated. Also entrepreneurial success stories of circular economy business models are presented. Chapter 8 investigates how to measuring effectiveness and impact of circular economy products and processes. In particular how reliable some facts are which are used by many to sell products or introduce new policies or legislation. How trustworthy is data from life cycle assessments (LCA’s)? What are the pitfalls? Is it possible to manipulate these data? Why should we characterize one-sided data from an LCA as greenwashing? Circular Economy principles, sustainability and, in broader sense, the climate discussion seem to trigger emotions. Using fundamental and reliable data is essential in order to be able to judge whether a product or process indeed reduces CO2 emissions is essential in decision-making.  Chapter 9 focusses on how universities can contribute to sustainable solutions by presenting different cases which resulted in actual results which were implemented or are ready for upscaling. The role of universities as innovation hubs is highlighted through case studies with proven impact. The final chapter offers a reflective and forward-looking analysis on how circular strategies in healthcare can shape future societal developments.

The authors reflect on the content in chapter 10. A final part in which a critical analysis is presented and the impact it could have on future developments and the society.

Formats: PDF, Hardcopy

Suggested for: HADM 399