Publications by authors named "Pamella Howell"

Background: Preventive care helps patients identify and address medical issues early when they are easy to treat. The internet offers vast information about preventive measures, but the sheer volume of data can be overwhelming for individuals to process. To help individuals navigate this information, recommender systems filter and recommend relevant information to specific users.

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Background: Access to data is crucial for decision-making; this fact has become more evident during the pandemic. Data collected using mobile apps can positively influence diagnosis and treatment, the supply chain, and the staffing resources of health care facilities. Developers and health care professionals have worked to create apps that can track a person's COVID-19 status.

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The health industry will see increased implementations of value-based models. This study validates a predictive model for determining emergency room utilization. Data from 2991 records are used for the analysis.

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