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List of contents
Introduction – Edward M. Rafalski
I. Section 1 – Epidemiology and analytics
1. What is a pandemic, an epidemic? – Jonathan A. McCullers
2. A brief history of pandemics – Jonathan A. McCullers
3. Health care continuum – Edward M. Rafalski
4. The fog of war and data – Edward M. Rafalski
5. Sources of data/modeling – Edward M. Rafalski and Robert Marksthaler
6. Quantifying and responding to COVID's financial and operational impact – Mark Grube and Rob Fromberg
II. Section 2 - State case studies
7. Measuring and addressing healthcare employee well-being in an Alabama health system during COVID-19 – Katherine A. Meese et al.
8. Colorado state case study - Adom Netsanet et al.
9. Case study: A Florida COVID-19 dashboard – Zachary Pruitt et al.
10. State case study: Illinois – Helen Margellos-Anast et al.
11. Tennessee case study – Cori Cohen Grant et al.
12. Regional modeling – Madeleine McDowell et al.
III. Section 3 - Topics
13. Healthcare analytics: The effects of the pandemic on behavioral health – Kasey Knopp and Naakesh (Nick) Dewan
14. Digital transformation in healthcare: How COVID-19 was an agent for rapid change – Bala Hota and Omar Lateef
15. Telehealth – Richard Fine
16. The COVID-19 pandemic and development of drugs and vaccinations – Pradeep S. B. Podila
16. Value of health information exchanges to support public health reporting – Pradeep S. B. Podila
Conclusion – Edward M. Rafalski and Ross M. Mullner
Epilogue – Edward M. Rafalski
About the author
Edward M. Rafalski is Adjunct Assistant Professor at University of Illinois School of Public Health, and an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of South Florida, College of Public Health. He holds qualifications from the University of Chicago and Yale University School of Public Health.
Summary
This book addresses a compelling need for documenting what has been learned by the academic and professional healthcare communities in healthcare analytics and disaster preparedness to this point in the COVID-19 pandemic.
