Predictive Modeling Bulletin             |           September 1, 2011             |           Volume Three Issue Nine
Complimentary from the publishers of Predictive Modeling News      www.PredictiveModelingNews.com

"The move to the accountable care organization model of care calls for broad-sweeping structural, operational and cultural changes in our healthcare systems. The use of predictive modeling to predict readmission risk for non-reimbursable causes would be at the top of my wish list. The use of predictive modeling as part of the discharge process presents just one of the many opportunities to transform care in a way that not only benefits patients and their families, but also maximizes reimbursement under the ACO model. Although these models could really help ACOs maximize their reimbursement, the ACO environment presents various structural, operational and cultural challenges, opportunities and implications for the use of predictive modeling.” Julie A. Meek DNS, President, Meek Consulting LLC, Clinical Associate Professor, Indiana University School of Nursing

Health IT's Top Needs For Next Five Years
InformationWeek, August 25, 2011

Health Reform, Meaningful Use Drive Demand for BI
Healthcare IT News, August 25, 2011

New Score Predicts Whether You Will Really Take Your Medication
FOXBusiness, August 22, 2011

CIGNA Program Cuts Disability Absences by 15 Percent Among High-Risk Individuals
BusinessWire, August 18, 2011

The HIT That ACOs Need, Part I: Analytic Data
Healthcare IT News, August 12, 2011 

AMA Letter to CMS on Predictive Modeling
American Medical Association, August 8, 2011

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

• Toward a Single Source of Patient Truth: Predictive Analytics for Accountable Care
• New Functions for Data Models -- Proactive Versus Reactive Fraud and Abuse Detection, by Bill Fox JD MA, Senior Director,
  Commercial Healthcare, LexisNexis
• MEDSEEK Adds Third Wave’s Predictive Technology to Make Its Apps ‘Smarter’; Inks New Pact With Health System
• Researchers Focus on Finding Best Candidates for DM, Developing Individualized Treatment Guidelines
• Thought Leader’s Corner: “What’s at the top of your wish list for future targets of PM applications, and what obstacles lie in the path of making it a reality?”
• Industry News with briefs regarding Verisk Analytics Inc, DST Health Solutions, Argus, National Predictive Modeling Summit
• Catching Up With…Dave Berry

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