Predictive Modeling Bulletin
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"Growth in specialty drug costs -- driven by higher prices, greater numbers of specialty drugs and increased usage -- is of great concern to health plans, employers and patients ... By using actual data on the effectiveness of different-priced drugs, as well as the incidence of adverse drug effects for each of the drugs, predictive analytics can provide a rationale for application of step therapy by the prescribing physician.”
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  "The barrier to implementation [of outcomes-based contracts] most frequently identified by payers was 'evidence that OBCs reduced pharmacy spending,' cited by 60%.”

Excerpted from: Predictive Modeling News, Volume 11 Number 7, July 2018, "AMCP Says Outcomes-Based Contracts May Be Poised to Impact Payment ."
 
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Host David Harlow talks with Dr Nick Van Terheyden. As Chief Medical Officer at BaseHealth, Dr. Nick serves as the voice of the physician at the company. He provides strategic insights in product development and marketing as BaseHealth works to bring a predictive, evidence-based and data-driven population health management platform to market. (Audio recording).

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  Rich Krueger: 6 ways an analytics platform can help execs make strategic decisions

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Source: Information Management, July 10, 2018
 
     
 
 
 
This Month in Predictive Modeling News
 
  • Medalogix, Encompass Health Report Data from New Analytics Product Pilot
  • Budget Determines Level of Analytics Attainable, Amount of Resources Required
  • AMCP Says Outcomes-Based Contracts May Be Poised to Impact Payment
  • Corporate Collaboration: SOTERIA, CureMatch; Maxim Healthcare, Leidos; MedeAnalytics, HealthEdge; Mount Sinai, RenalytixAI; Tampa General Hospital, GE Healthcare; Care Logistics, Jvion
  • Thought Leaders' Corner: "How can predictive analytics be better used to address growing concerns over specialty drug costs?"
  • Industry News with briefs regarding: Highmark; goBalto; ERT Solution; Benefits Advisor; Zillion; Kern Health Systems; Rising Medical Solutions
  • Catching Up With...Marcel Tetzlaff MBA
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