George Mason University Covid 19 Data Analysis & Precision Medicine Discussions
1. Imagine that you are a data analyst who works for a large health care system. You’ve received the assignment to find all COVID-19 patients in your medical database. The problem is, the CDC has published ICD-10 codes for the disease which will go into effect the following month (meaning that they are not in active use yet). In the absence of these ICD-10 codes, what would your strategy be to identify COVID-19 patients?
Question 2
Briefly explain what pharmacogenomics is.
Give an example of an area where precision medicine is in use today. Be brief, but be as specific as you can
