Predictive Modeling Bulletin          |         December 6, 2011          |        Volume Three Issue Twelve
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"There are several factors involved in making a readmission prediction, not the least of which is the quality and depth of the data available, which, as we all know, is usually quite deficient.” Lawrence S. Borok, President, Vantage Point Healthcare Information Systems

Using Predictive Modeling to Prevent Healthcare Fraud
Westlaw Insider, December 1, 2011

Analytics creates a healthier workforce … and bottom line
SAS Institute, November 21, 2011

Verizon expands health fraud prevention to payers, government
FierceHealthIT, November 16, 2011

Data Mining Snares Health Insurance Fraud
InformationWeek, November 15, 2011

Rep. Carney Introduces Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Medicare Fraud
InsuranceNewsNet, November 11, 2011 

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

• Vendors Offer Products, Services Designed to Meet Emerging Realities of Healthcare
• Part I: PM Industry Vendor Company Data
• Part II: Vendors Comment on the Current State and Future Development of Predictive Modeling
• Thought Leader’s Corner: “What is your reaction to the recent JAMA article by Devan Kansagara MD et.al. that concluded that ‘most current readmission risk prediction models that were designed for either comparative or clinical purposes perform poorly?'”
• Industry News with briefs regarding Verisk Health, Quadramed, Elsevier/MEDai

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