Complimentary from the publishers of Predictive Modeling News                December, 2015
	"I don’t think I have ever had a very frustrating project. Obviously it can be frustrating dealing with new data sets, but with perseverance it is usually possible to work through data issues. It is often more frustrating obtaining the data than actually working with it. A recent example involves application for a government dataset: After months of responding to questions, applying for approval of an IRB and completing pages of forms, we got a response that the dataset contains managed care data and therefore does not have the data elements we requested. Was it not possible to mention this before we submitted the application? Oh, well. All in a day’s work!” -  Ian Duncan FSA FIA FCIA MAAA, Adjunct Professor of Actuarial Statistics, University of California, Santa Barbara
	"YouScript was shown to reduce ER visits by 71% and hospitalizations by 39% in the tested population compared to the statistically matched group." Excerpted from: Predictive Modeling News, Volume 8 Number 12, December 2015, Case Studies: "Inovalon Database Aids in Development of ‘Polypharmacy’ Research Tool"
	Can predictive analytics change how hospitals interact with patients? MedCity News, November 27, 2015
	Improving the Efficacy of Predictive Models Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), November 23, 2015
	Nonelective Rehospitalizations and Postdischarge Mortality: Predictive Models Suitable for Use in Real Time Medical Care, November 15, 2015
	Predictive analytics helps fraud fighters detect sophisticated schemes [Special Report] FierceHealthcarePayer, November 11, 2015
	The transformation of healthcare through machine learning and cloud-based predictive analytics Microsoft Health Blog, November 10, 2015
	Precision Medicine, Predictive Analytics to Flag PTSD Risks Health IT Analytics, November 5, 2015
	Predictive modeling of structured electronic health records for adverse drug event detection BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making, November 2015
	Product and Service Providers Take the Stage for Our 6th Annual Vendor Issue Part I: PM Industry Vendor Company Profiles Part II: Case Studies Part III: Predictive Modeling Industry Commentary Thought Leaders’ Corner: “What is the most confounding and frustrating type of predictive modeling project you’ve ever had to work on?” Industry News with briefs regarding PhyMed and WPC Healthcare; Predictive Solutions; Jvion; and Citrus Valley Health Partners 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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