IMPLEMENTATION OF

PYTHON IN HEALTHCARE,
SASPY .

- SHAKTIPRASANNA
- 27/07/23
Agenda

• BRIEF OVERVIEW
• COMPARISION OF LANGUAGES
• ANALYSIS
• USE CASES
• SASPY : WHAT, WHY, HOW?
• BENEFITS OF SASPY
• CONCLUSION

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BRIEF OVERVIEW

• SAS is and will be the most powerful analytical tool in clinical study.
• SAS Viya is known as cloud analytic platform to solve various business needs
• Python is a high-level , general purpose programming language.
• Python is a versatile programming language that has gained popularity in
various industries.
• It has also increasingly been utilized in health care industry for various
purpose
• It offers a several benefits in healthcare such as data analysis, machine
learning and automation of repetitive tasks

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Comparison of Languages

ATTRIBUTES SAS R PYTHON

Cost Expensive Free Free
Ease of Learning Easy to Learn, being aware Steepest leaning curve Simple to Learn
of SQL. among the 3 languages

Graphical Capabilities It has decent graphical Advance graphical Advance graphical

capabilities, it’s just Capabilities. capabilities
functional Ex: ggplot, Lattice Ex: Matplotlib, seaborn

Customer support Excellent customer Large online community Very Huge online
support at corporate level support community support
to troubleshoot issues.

Popularity Most popular in corporate Hugely popular in It has seen unprecedented

world Statisticians and growth and out spaced
programmers others

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Analysis

Applications Usage

Data Analysis 40%

Machine 30%
Learning
Automation 20%

Others 10%

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Use Cases

• Data Analysis and Visualization :

Helps researcher and healthcare profession to gain insight from patient
data.
• Machine Learning and Predictive Analysis:
Prediction of diseases using human genetics, patient monitoring etc.
• Medical Imaging and signal processing:
It helps to process medical images and radiology scans etc.
• Healthcare workflow automation:
It reduce manual efforts in inventory management, appointment scheduling
billing process.
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SASPY : WHAT?

• SASPY is a python interface for SAS, a software suite used for advanced
analytics, business intelligence, data management and predictive analytics.
• SASpy allows python to communicate with SAS using its syntax and its
powerful analytics.

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SASPY : WHY?

• It provide several benefits to users. It allows python user to leverage the

power of Sas analytics and data management capabilities while being able to
use the flexibility and ease of use of python.
• It allows users to work with large datasets and perform complex operations
efficiently.

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SASPY : HOW?

How to use SASpy:

1. Install the package related to SASpy,
2. Simply import it In python
3. create a connection object to a SAS Session.

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BENEFITS OF SASPY

1. Seamless Integration:
It integrates well with other python tools and libraries.
2. Ease of use:
It provides user friendly interface for SAS programmers.
3. Compatibility :
It’s compatible with various OS and version of SAS software.
4. Flexibility and customization :
Their libraries are flexible with each other and customize the reports as required.
5. Collaboration and efficiency:
Its collaboration enables seamless sharing of code data and insights 10
CONCLUSION

• SASpy is a powerful tool and a bridge between the two popular

languages of stats and analytical purpose.
• Python will be paving the way to make more accurate analysis and
enhance the standard of healthcare.

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