Complimentary from the publishers of Readmissions News               November 2016
	"Predictive analytics has been gaining ground over the past several years. Simply put, predictive analytics uses a variety of statistical techniques including: modeling, machine learning, and data mining, that analyzes current and historical facts in order to make predictions about the future. In the healthcare setting predictive analytics is effective in addressing such things as: length of stay management, preventable readmissions, and hospital acquired infections. It has been predicted that organizations that use predictive business metrics will increase their profitability by 20 percent by 2017. Nevertheless, predictive analytics can also be challenging. Predictive analytics can be difficult to operationalize because it can be complex and time consuming. In addition, there is a shortage of data scientists. Business can't see past these challenges to how predictive analytics will improve daily outcomes. Some barriers to adoption of predictive analytics include a lack of understanding of the benefits, lack of appropriate skills, and difficulty in quantifying ROI. However, most industry observers believe that predictive analytics will continue to play a major role in the healthcare sector." -Emily Bennett, MPH, Senior Healthcare Consultant and Technologist, Kaplan & Freeman Consulting
	"40% of hospitalists, who are typically on the front line of acute care, reported having an unsafe workload at least once a month." Excerpted from: Readmissions News, Volume 5, Number 11, November 2016, "Understanding Workload as a Driver of Readmissions" by Dan Nottingham
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	Hospitals push readmissions fix in lame-duck Congress Modern Healthcare, November 14, 2016
	Readmission Reductions Attributed to Glytec's eGlycemic Management System Glytec Press Release, November 14, 2016
	Readmission Penalties Are Punishing Safety-Net Hospitals Medpage Today, November 13, 2016
	Integrated medicines management service may reduce hospital readmissions Pharmaceutical Journal, November 10, 2016
	Time to rethink financial penalties for readmissions, mortality? Cardiovascular Business, November 10, 2016
	Study finds decrease in Medicare hospital readmissions a result of ACA William and Mary News, November 2, 2016
	Post Acute Networks Continue to Reduce Costs and Readmissions by Josh Luke Using Community Health Workers to Reduce Readmissions by Andy Friedell Understanding Workload as a Driver of Readmissions by Dan Nottingham Thought Leaders' Corner: What role will big data and analytics have in reducing preventable readmissions? Industry News with briefs regarding ActiveCare, Highmark Health, Staywell, Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Homecare Homebase, Optima Health, Presidio Surgery Center, WellCare, GoMo Health, and CloudMedx. Catching up with... John J. Harper, MPA Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Readmissions News, or find out more
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