Capstone – Project
Oncology treatment patterns using public CMS data
A Collaboration Between
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) offers public data samples of claims data (diagnosis, procedure, billed amounts, benefit amounts). Our client seeks to model treatment patterns for cancer patients, but first we need to find those treatment patterns. Patterns may include:
Evaluation and management aggregate data
Sequence of procedures/therapies/visits
Cost summaries via histograms
Items you may discover along the way
Ultimately, you’ll need to return a data set with the oncology patients claims as well as a dashboard summary of the data and analyses you performed. To complete this project, you’ll need to acquire diagnostic codes related to one or more types of cancer (nobody’s expecting medical expertise here), high level knowledge of procedure codes (they’re hierarchical so we can focus on the easiest level to manage), and some data wrangling to get things sorted.
Samples can be acquired here: https://www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Downloadable-Public-Use-Files/SynPUFs/DE_Syn_PUF
Company Information
Company Overview
Course Info & Engagement Details
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Engagement Format | - |
Course | BMIS476 Project Management |
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Students Enrolled | N/A |
Meeting Day & Time | N/A |
Student Time Commitment | 4-7 Hours Per Week |
Company Time Commitment | 2 Hours |
Duration | 14.29 Weeks |
Project Topics

Data Management

Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis

Software Design & Development
Students
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Collaboration Timeline
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January 8, 2021
Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.
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January 8, 2021
Educators will begin interviewing interested Industry Partners to discuss project ideas.
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January 8, 2021
Final date for Industry Partners to express interest in participating.
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January 8, 2021
Educators and Industry Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials.
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January 21, 2021
OFFICIAL PROJECT LAUNCH: We’ll find a time on this day to web conference you into our class to kickoff the project.
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May 1, 2021
OFFICIAL PROJECT END: We’ll find a time on this day to web conference you into our class to close the project.
Key Milestones & Project Process
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School Supervisors
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