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Design of a geospatial model applied to Health management

La producción de un modelo geoespacial aplicado a la gestión de la salud

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To identify geographically the beneficiaries categorized as prone to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, using the recognition of patterns in a database of a health plan operator, through data mining.

Method:

The following steps were developed: the initial step, the information survey. Development, construction of the process of extraction, transformation, and loading of the database. Deployment, presentation of the geographical information through a georeferencing tool.

Results:

As a result, the mapping of Paraná according to its health care network and the concentration of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is presented, enabling the identification of cause-and-effect relationships.

Conclusion:

It is concluded that the analysis of georeferenced information, linked to health information obtained through the data mining technique, can be an excellent tool for the health management of a health plan operator, contributing to the decision-making process in Health.

Descriptors:
Health Care; Data Mining; Geographic Mapping; Supplementary Health; Chronic Disease

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