Predictive Modeling Bulletin          |         November 3, 2011          |        Volume Three Issue Eleven
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"I see a need for predictive modeling that addresses medication non-adherence in treatment of ‘non-chronic’ medical episodes with limited or no claims information. Medical and drug administrative claims, as well as clinical data, can create useful models to identify likely poor self-care and other attributes associated with medication non-compliance when treating a spectrum of chronic and acute conditions." Damon Shepherd MS, Clinical Outcomes and Business Analytics, Humana/LifeSynch

Predictive Modeling: Using Big Data for Big Impact
Health Management Technology, November 2011

IBM Turns up Watson-Like Natural Language Healthcare Analytics
Network World , October 25, 2011

What Does CMS' Predictive Modeling System Entail?
Becker's Hospital Review, October 24, 2011

Insurance Technology - Can Predictive Analytics Improve Claims?
TMCnet, October 19, 2011

Predictive Modeling Being Tested in Data-Driven Effort to Strike out Hospital Readmissions
Modern Healthcare, October 10, 2011 

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

• Researchers Confirm Utility of ‘Morbidity Trajectories,’ Question Hospital Readmission Predictions
• UMass Med School Division Create Complex Model for Complex Measurements by Mark Hays, Chief Technology Officer, Commonwealth Medicine, a division of the University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Consulting Firm Sees Predictive Analytics Driving Transition to New Healthcare System
• CVS Caremark Announces Agreement with Dovetail Health to Develop Hospital Readmission Prevention Program
• Thought Leader’s Corner: “What aspect of healthcare -- whether a service, function, patient population or provider type -- has the most untapped potential for predictive modeling applications? In other words, where is PM currently underutilized despite a material need and potential benefits?”
• Industry News with briefs regarding BioSignia , DST Health Solutions, Verisk Health, and GNS Healthcare
• Catching Up With… Kwame Appiah-Yeboah PhD

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