Abstract
Health care represents an increasing proportion of global consumption. We discuss ways to model health care utilization on an individual basis. We present a probabilistic, generative model of utilization. Leveraging previously observed utilization levels, we learn a latent structure that can be used to accurately understand risk and make predictions. We evaluate the effectiveness of the model using data from a large population.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Mathematics
Rights
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Webb, Matthew Aaron, "Modeling Individual Health Care Utilization" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 8832.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8832
Date Submitted
2016-03-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd8336
Keywords
health care, health insurance, generative model, graphical model
Language
english
