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Activity Number: 413 - Consulting, Collaboration, Communication, and Impact
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Consulting
Abstract #324102 View Presentation
Title: Effective Collaboration Between Biostatisticians and Data Analysts in Developing Statistical Methods for Population Health Reports
Author(s): Yahya Daoud* and Maria Funes and Matt Seale and Raymond Pacheco
Companies: Baylor Scott & White Health and BSW Quality Alliance and BSW Quality Alliance and BSW Quality Alliance
Keywords: Statistical Consulting ; Population Health ; Health Care Improvement ; Statistical Analysis ; Confidence Interval
Abstract:

Objectives: Present an effective and comprehensive method for working with data analysts in the development of statistical methods for population health reporting. Methods: The collaborative method involved several steps: 1. Understanding the metrics, 2. Understanding the data, 3. Enumerating the statistical assumption, 4. Agree on the requirements and the best methods to achieve them, 5. To assure consensus hold a group discussion on the proposed methods and 6. Work together to develop of the report. Case Studies: We will illustrate how our collaborative approach works through a case study: estimating the confidence interval for different measurements. Conclusion: Using the process outlined above resulted in a successful collaboration between the data analysts and the Biostatistics group and producing the required report on time.


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