Publication

Big Networks in Healthcare

See also the MJA podcast episode accompanying this article. Our joint work (UNSW CBDRH and Statistics) which analyses Australian patient claim data using big network algorithms is now available on the MJA website. We have processed MBS claims data of 10% of Australians over the years 1994-2014, trying to shed light on the following research questions: What is the patient sharing behaviour of general practitioners (GPs): are there any meaningful clusters (called “Provider Practice Communities, PPC”) of GPs which collaborate and share patients?

Fractional Diffusion where "fractional" varies in space

A Fractional Fokker-Planck Equation is derived which scales variably in space. The paper is now published.