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	“Given that I typically work on models of health behavior change, for me the most important missing data is around an individual’s readiness to change. From a statistical standpoint, think of that as the typical unobservable that confounds analysis. This still holds as a main problem in prediction models as well.” - Adam Kaufman, PhD, CEO and President, DPS Health
	"The optimal configurable controls solutions incorporate best practices for each industry, incorporating capabilities for expansion and continuous growth to maximize long-term value. ...Implementing these smarter data quality initiatives is a growing concern for organizations, with 86% now ranking it a priority, according to the Gartner research." Excerpted from: Predictive Modeling News, Volume 8 Number 7, July 2015, "The Status Quo on Data Quality Costs Companies Millions"
	Using data analytics to effectively manage populations Managed Healthcare Executive, July 1, 2015
	Hospital ICUs Mine Big Data in Push for Better Outcomes The Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2015
	Predictive Analysis Is Data Mining’s Future Bio-IT World, June 23, 2015
	Improving prediction of fall risk among nursing home residents using electronic medical records Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, June 23, 2015
	Developing a Predictive Data Analytics Culture Healthcare Informatics, June 16, 2015
	How machine-learning driven interventions can build value in health care SmartBlog on Leadership, June 16, 2015
	External validation of the Hospital-patient One-year Mortality Risk (HOMR) model for predicting death within 1 year after hospital admissions Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), June 8, 2015
	Medalogix’s Predictive Technology Focuses on Hospice Appropriateness The Status Quo on Data Quality Costs Companies Millions by Jeff Brown Knowledgent White Paper Examines ‘Big Data’ Analytics Thought Leaders’ Corner: “What type of healthcare data not typically captured would have the most impact for predictive models, if it could be?" Industry News with briefs regarding LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Aultcare; Yellowfin and Proskriptive; UNC Health Care and Forecast Health; Penn State; vRad and MetaMind Catching Up With… Michael Lovett 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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