- The Health Analytics Core (HAC) supports projects spanning all missions of the UC Davis Health, with a focus on AI model development, evaluations / analysis, monitoring and governance oversight
- The HAC is organized into project-focused, cross-functional analytics teams composed of lead investigators/project champions, analysts, project managers, data scientists, biostatisticians and may also work collaboratively with industry partners on enterprise-sanctioned initiatives
- In addition to providing project-specific core services, the HAC works closely with the UC Davis Health Analytics Oversight Committee (AOC) to develop best practices and standard operating procedures to guide the safe, responsible, and effective implementation of analytic models for application in clinical care and clinical research at UC Davis Health
Frequently Asked Questions
NO – the HAC is funded through the IT Data Center of Excellence and if you have an approved project, no additional funding is needed unless specifically discussed.
NO – the HACs primary focus is on advanced analytics which includes AI, ML, NLP… If a dashboard and/or report is needed to deploy the output of an advanced analytical model, the team will collaborate with the appropriate resource(s) to develop.
The Health Analytics Core Provides Four Main Services:
New Model Development
- Conduct new model development, validation, and deployment
- Support the AOC to develop model development pipeline, toolkits and best practice guides (BPG)
Model Evaluation
- Conduct model assessment for external models proposed to the AOC including homegrown models outside HAC and vendor-based models based on the AOC model evaluation pipeline
- Support the AOC to develop and optimize model evaluation toolkits and pipelines
Consultation and Technical Support
- Provide consultation services to clinical teams related to advanced analytics solution evaluation, deployment, integration, and infrastructure set up
- Provide support on designing workflow for model deployment and change management
Model Monitoring and Oversight
- Model Inventory and monitoring platform
- Library and code version control