{"product_id":"a-practical-guide-to-analytics-for-governments-9781119362821","title":"A Practical Guide to Analytics for Governments","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnalytics can make government work betterthis book shows you how\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Practical Guide to Analytics for Governments\u003c\/i\u003e provides demonstrations of real-world analytics applications for legislators, policy-makers, and support staff at the federal, state, and local levels. Big data and analytics are transforming industries across the board, and government can reap many of those same benefits by applying analytics to processes and programs already in place. From healthcare delivery and child well-being, to crime and program fraud, analytics canin fact, already doestransform the way government works. This book shows you how analytics can be implemented in your own milieu: What is the downstream impact of new legislation? How can we make programs more efficient? Is it possible to predict policy outcomes \u003ci\u003ewithout\u003c\/i\u003e analytics? How do I get started building analytics into my government organization? The answers are all here, with accessible explanations and useful advice from an e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Lowman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChild Welfare 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealthcare 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrescription Drug Abuse 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriminal Justice and Public Safety 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmart Cities 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransportation 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFraud, Waste, and Abuse 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing a Center of Analytics 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Child Well-Being 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData-Driven Culture 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Sharing 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Quality 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Risk 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing the Perceived Limits of Analytics Pertaining to\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessing Risk 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpact on Workforce 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Education 35\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNadja Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuild Your Engine—Build the Education Data\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystem Infrastructure 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse the Dashboard to Measure What Matters Most—Student\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Growth 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse the Navigation System to Guide Education Policy 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLook through the Windshield with Predictive Analytics 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrive the Car and Use the Data 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Healthcare 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeremy Racine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRole of the Government 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Challenge 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eValue-Based Care 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Prescription Drug Abuse 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Kearney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Initiatives 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrescription Drug Monitoring Programs 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvanced Analytics 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Outcomes 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Criminal Justice and Public Safety 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving Data Access and Data Quality 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytics throughout the Justice and Public Safety\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystem 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Brilliant Analytics for Smart Cities 129\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmart Cities 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnologies in Smart City Solutions 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Management 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytics 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Transportation 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJim Trogdon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Data and Analytics 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefi ts of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Focus on Adoption of Performance Measures 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSafety Performance Measures 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystem Performance Measures 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Data and Analytics 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefi ts of Transportation Performance Management and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproved Measures 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Fraud, Waste, and Abuse 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarl Hammersburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealthcare 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTax and the Underground Economy 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefi ts Programs 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommendations 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Center of Analytics 179\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKay Meyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy a Center of Analytics? 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Makes a Center of Analytics? 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding a Center of Analytics? 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 193\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407038095703,"sku":"9781119362821","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-practical-guide-to-analytics-for-governments-9781119362821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}