Predictive Modeling Bulletin             |           March 1, 2011             |           Volume Three Issue Three
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"Accessing  eligibility and claims data has become routine for many users, although we are encountering increasing restrictions on access due to concerns about privacy and data use." Ian Duncan FSA FIA FCIA MAAA, VP, Outcomes & Analytics, and head of research, Walgreen Company

VA Health IT Receives Budget Boost
Government Health IT, February 16, 2011

Home Is Where the Information Is
HealthLeaders Media, February 13, 2011

CMS Anti-Fraud Tech Rollout Sped Up
GovInfoSecurity, February 10, 2011

IBM Business Analytics Helps Sequoia Hospital Cut Mortality Rates in Cardiac Surgery by 50 Percent
PRNewswire, February 9, 2011

Final Fraud Rule Challenges Providers to Be 'Perfect'
HomeCare, February 7, 2011 

In the March 2011 issue of Predictive Modeling News, you'll find articles including:

• CMS’ PM Plans Attainable, Bode Well for Vendor Sector by Clint Fuhrman, Director of Government Health Care Programs, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
• Recent Trends in Medical Simulation, with Implications for Open-Source Software by Michel Audette PhD, Kitware Inc.
• Current Trends Hamper Modelers’ Access to Good Data by Ian Duncan FSA FIA FCIA MAAA, VP, Outcomes & Analytics, and head of research, Walgreen Company, Chicago
• Researchers Study Modeling’s Place in ‘Convergence’
• Polaris Trial to Study Impact of a Psychosocial Outcomes Management System for Oncology
• Thought Leader’s Corner: “What adjustments or adaptations in predictive analytics approaches and strategies does a small organization need to make? In other words, what will a provider network, small health plan or local hospital with, say, 20,000 members or a similar-sized patient population need to do differently than a much larger organization would?”
• Industry News with briefs regarding Optibrium, DiagnosisOne, ACS, Argus, Reed Group and DST Health Solutions
• Catching Up With…. Joel Shapiro JD PhD

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