February 1, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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MD Anderson, the Houston-based cancer center, has announced its going to start up an organization-wide analytics initiative, aimed at creating new types of personalized cancer treatments. The cancer center said it will use the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle to lay the foundation for this analytics initiative, which will aim to bring together clinical, genomic, financial, administrative and operational information from internal and external sources.
January 8, 2013 Gabriel Perna
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There is no question that certain kinds of patients, especially those with chronic diseases, can cost a significant amount of dollars to a healthcare provider. At Summa Health, a large integrated provider out of Akron, Ohio, leaders are using a centralized data repository and an automated phone calling service to improve outcomes for diabetes patients.
December 4, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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A new report from the Rockville, Md.-based research and consulting firm, MarketsandMarkets indicates that the healthcare analytics market is set for double-digit growth over the coming years thanks to the emergence of big data and the advance of analytical technologies. The report, "Healthcare Analytics/Medical Analytics Market - Trends & Global Forecasts to 2017, says that by 2017 the healthcare analytics industry will be worth $10.8 billion.
November 15, 2012 Gabriel Perna
blog
More healthcare systems are beginning to mine patient data for marketing purposes. This trend could increase with the rapid adoption of EHRs and leave many providers with an ethical dilemma.
November 13, 2012 Gabriel Perna
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Chicago-based physician advocacy group, the American Medical Association (AMA) had a policy-making meeting this week and recognized the ability to integrate next-generation genome sequencing technologies into a clinical setting. The AMA said it supports “regulatory policy that protects patient rights and confidentiality, and enables physicians to access and use such diagnostic tools as clinically appropriate.”
September 17, 2012 David Raths
blog
Health plans are embracing accountable care as a strategic business initiative, according to IDC Health Insights, while providers are looking at it as an externally driven reform initiative.
September 7, 2012
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UPMC, the 20-plus academic hospital system in Pittsburgh, Pa., is investing $120 million over the next four years in data intelligent infrastructure from the Armonk, N.Y.-based tech giant, IBM. The goal of UPMC is to change the way that treatments are designed for individual patients by effectively using massive volumes of patient and research data.
September 2, 2012 David Raths
blog
Medication optimization, enhanced patient education and early follow-up and care coordination have been shown to lower readmission rates. Now it's up to hospitals to make improvements.
August 14, 2012 David Raths
article
There is a “talent arms race” going on in healthcare analytics, claims Matthew Bates, a senior executive and partner with consulting firm Accenture. Speaking at the eHealth Initiative’s National Forum on Data and Analytics in Healthcare in Washington, D.C., Bates said analytic maturity has an organizational component and is about skills and talent management as much as about technology infrastructure.
July 30, 2012 David Raths
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Federally Qualified Health Centers are the foundation of our health care safety net, providing care to people of all ages, regardless of their insurance status or ability to pay. Because they operate on tight budgets, they have traditionally struggled with health IT adoption. But one Texas nonprofit organization put a solid technology infrastructure and a transparent quality improvement effort at the heart of its expansion.
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