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	"Since so very few ACOs are actually up and running, everything is still more in the planning stage. I’ve heard plenty of talk about using predictive analytics for population health management, which is a core part of the underlying ACO concept. By definition, ACOs are taking responsibility for a population in their surrounding community, eventually reaching the point where they are taking on financial risk for that population -- for example, CMS’ Shared Savings Program for ACOs. So creating a disease distribution model of the population, with the ability to predict the progression of different diseases through that population under different scenarios, must be a core competency.” Lawrence S. Borok, President, Vantage Point Healthcare Information Systems
	Up to 80% of the healthcare industry’s clinical data remain unusable because they’re unstructured, meaning that they’re in a format that cannot be easily searched or accessed electronically. Excerpted from: Predictive Modeling News, Volume 7 Number 4, April 2014, "Issue Brief Details Use of NLP in Predictive Analytics"
	Creating a Foundation for Actionable Analytics Becker's Hospital Review/Optum, March 27, 2014
	Using Predictive Analytics To Track Heart-Failure Risk Cruxial CIO, March 24, 2014
	What is Data Mining in Healthcare? Health Catalyst, March 18, 2014
	Predictive analytics, population health management and more CDW Healthcare/Industry View, March 11, 2014
	Health companies eye predictive software for patient care Marketplace Healthcare, March 11, 2014
	Tech companies tackle readmissions Healthcare IT News, March 5, 2014
	Care Partners Need a Way to Share Data Where They Matter Most Issue Brief Details Use of NLP in Predictive Analytics Predictive Modeling in Healthcare: Challenges and Opportunities Thought Leaders’ Corner: "In what ways are ACOs that you’re familiar with best utilizing predictive analytics? Are there applications that you feel are being underutilized?" Industry News with briefs regarding Johns Hopkins University; Explorys and Emmi Solutions; Verisk Health; Strand Life Sciences; and HIMSS Catching Up With….Bobby Clark PhD MHA Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Predictive Modeling News, or find out more
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