Analytics
To be maximally effective, policymakers are going to have to modernize the regulatory system so it can support big data analytics for genomic research.
Charles Boicey, MD, Enterprise Analytics Architect at Stony Brook Medicine, explains how a healthcare organization can transform itself into an analytics-based operation.
Larry Yuhasz, National Practice Leader at Truven Health Analytics, talks about insights gleaned from integrating different types of data sets across the spectrum of healthcare operations and how analytics can advance value-based care.
In an industry under pressure to contain costs and improve outcomes, big data is proving to be a valuable asset. But data alone can't move the needle. It's all about how it's analyzed to drive smarter decisions.
Nephi Walton, MD, MS, of Washington University School of Medicine, talks about his experience at a children's hospital where he used data analytics to help predict unanticipated surges in patient volume.
Eugene Kolker, Chief Data Officer at Seattle Chindren's and a recipient of Healthcare IT News' 6th Annual H.I.T. Men and Women Award, offers advice for healthcare organizations just taking the first steps on their data analytics journey.
Health organizations are often moving too quickly from EHR implementation to population health and risk-based contracts, glossing over (or skipping entirely) the crucial step of evaluating the quality of the data they're using.
Niall Brennan, Chief Data Officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, talks about CMS' initiatives in predictive modelling to identify fraud, real time delivery system monitoring and increasing transparency in healthcare data.
Jeff Fuller, Director of Analytics at Carolinas Healthcare System, describes how his organization's approach to analytics started with a research focus on predictive analytics and innovations and has shifted to operational cost control and quality.
James A. Colbert, MD, Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School, discusses how to use data to create a high-value referral network for specialty care and reduce costs.