Predictive Modeling Bulletin             |         February 9, 2010             |           Volume Two Issue Two
Complimentary from the publishers of Predictive Modeling News      www.PredictiveModelingNews.com

 
 
IBM Continues Expansion into Health IT
HealthLeaders Media, February 3, 2010
 
 
Sebelius: Medicare Claims Fraud Outpaced Fixes
Government Health IT, January 29, 2010
 
  
IBM Predicts Brain Aneurysms
InformationWeek, January 25, 2010
  
 
MDI Wins $30M Federal Contract
Jacksonville Business Journal, January 22, 2010
  
 
Applying Diagnosis and Pharmacy-Based Risk Models to Predict Pharmacy Use in Aragon, Spain
7thSpace Interactive, January 21, 2010
  
  

In the February 2010 issue of Predictive Modeling News, you'll find articles including:

• Healthways Details Tools for Targeting Patients for Intervention by Russell A. Jackson
• Leading Healthcare Actuaries Announce Advanced Risk Adjustment for the Road Ahead by Milliman Inc.
• Modeling Episode Payment for the Patient-Centered Medical Home
• Thought Leader’s Corner: Insightful answers to the Question: “How would you compare or contrast international healthcare predictive analytics initiatives you are aware of to the domestic initiatives you are familiar with?”
• Industry News: Industry briefs cover Kansas State University, Verisk Health Inc., Hythiam Inc., and the New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals
• Catching Up With…. Steele R. Stewart FSA, Director of Actuarial Services, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City

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