Project Ideas

There are some common topics that come up again and again either within HSMA or across the wider health modelling sphere.

Adapting (and potentially extending) this work for your own organisation could be a good project option.

Title Categories
Automation and enhancement of highly time-consuming reports General Python, Data Visualisation, Streamlit, Quarto
Conversion of Excel-based tools into code General Python, Data Visualisation, Streamlit, Quarto
Identifying Inequalities in Service Access Mapping, Travel Times
Identifying and resolving bottlenecks in pathways Discrete Event Simulation, Streamlit
Identifying the resource required to clear backlogs in pathways Discrete Event Simulation, Streamlit
Identifying the optimal locations of new services Mapping, Travel Times, Location Optimization
Predicting the number of and likely specialty of patients imminently requiring inpatient beds Machine Learning
Predicting Length of Stay (LOS) to aid in bed capacity planning Machine Learning, Explainable AI
   
Identifying the optimal service locations(s) to close to minimize the impact of equity of access Mapping, Travel Times, Location Optimization
What-if analysis of pathways/pathway redesign work Discrete Event Simulation, Streamlit
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