Predictive Modeling Bulletin             |           May 7, 2009              |           Volume One Issue Five
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Speaker Proposals Currently Being Accepted for National Predictive Modeling Summit in DC
Summit Dates: September 14-15, 2009

Use Predictive Modeling in Medicare Populations
Managed Healthcare Executive, May 1, 2009

Verisk Health to Present on Predictive Modeling and Risk at World Health Care Congress in Brussels
IBusiness Wire, April 29, 2009

Chile Selects DxCG RiskSmart for National Health Risk-Management Program
Verisk Press Release, April 21, 2009

IBM Expands Global Business Services With New Analytics and Optimization Services
IBM Press Release, April 14, 2009

SPSS Inc. Launches Latest Versions of Predictive Analytics Data Mining and Text Analytics Software
INew York Times, April 6, 2009

Lean(ing on) Six Sigma and Predictive Modeling in a New Industry Paradigm
Pharma Manufacturing Magazine, April 2009
 

In the May 2009 issue of Predictive Modeling News, you'll find:

• A feature article: "Hospital Contracts: The Critical Elements of Financial Performance Modeling" by Terri L. Welter, Principal, and Charles A. Brown, Senior Manager, ECG Management Consultants Inc.; discussing PM for hospital contracting and how reconciliation between different data sets minimizes misunderstandings.
• A feature article: "Care Management, Not Disease Management, Needed to Control Costs, Improve Quality" by Russell A. Jackson, discussing how to meet patient needs while avoiding unwarranted treatment variations from a PM perspective
• A feature article: "American Health’s Population Management Solution Uses Predictive Modeling to Target Interventions" by Russell A. Jackson, discussing integrating a health assessment and biometric values with PM to keep people healthy, including an interview with American Health Holding's Jan Marie Reed
• Thought Leader corner responses to the question: ““What categories of high-risk patients have you found predictive modeling applications the most successful, and least successful, at identifying?””
• Industry News briefs on developments at Verisk, Carefx, Mayo Clinic, Simply Rehab LLC and Connextions.
• A "Catching Up With" profile of Rong Yi, PhD,  Vice Ppresident of Consulting at Verisk Health Inc., Boston

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