Computer scientist uses groundbreaking approach to mine electronic medical record data for better health care
NSF grant compiles Big Data for healthier livingA UT Arlington computer scientist is leading a new, National Science Foundation project to mine electronic medical records data to help physicians personalize patient treatment, predict health care needs and identify risks that can lead to readmission. Heng Huang, an associate professor of the Computer Science & Engineering Department , is the leading principal investigator on an $461,098 grant titled “Robust Large-Scale Electronic Medical Record Data Mining Framework to Conduct Risk Stratification for Personalized