The recent New York Times investigation into the practices of MultiPlan, a little-known data analytics firm that works with major health insurers to determine reimbursements for out-of-network medical claims, highlights the dangers of perverse incentives …
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Transformative Digital Health Tech: Focus on Outcomes, Privacy, Workflow, Data Ownership
The emergence of wearable digital health technologies (DHTs) can revolutionize healthcare by providing personalized, data-driven insights into patients’ health and well-being. As these technologies progress from experimental applications to routine use in clinical care, healthcare …
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Navigating the Code – A Foreword by John Halamka, MD, MS Dr. Halamka is the President of the Mayo Clinic Platform and former CIO at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Harvard Medical School …
Continue readingUnderstanding OpenAI’s Q*: Are Computers Capable of Thought Experiments?
The recent development of OpenAI’s Q* algorithm (Q-Star), as described in Shelly Palmer’s article “Understanding OpenAI’s Rumored Humanity-Ending Algorithm,” presents a groundbreaking advancement in artificial intelligence (AI). While still in the realm of speculation, this …
Continue readingSetting Proper Outcome Metrics Balances Patient Care With Profits
The effort by physicians and pharmacists to unionize to take control of their workplace indicates that company profits take precedence over clinical outcomes and the patient experience. While analytics and its metrics are essential to …
Continue readingPredictive Models to Drive Treatments
Google’s DeepMind developed AlphaFold, the first AI-driven system that predicts the structure of proteins. Why is that important? The interaction of molecules forms the basis of biology. The protein structure, made up of chains of …
Continue readingEmbrace Analytics to Facilitate Change
In 1995, Nicholas Negroponte, head of the MIT Media Lab, wrote a book titled Being Digital. In it, he explained in simple detail how moving from an analog to a digital world would supercharge communications …
Continue readingAre You Using Your Dark Data?
Physicists believe that dark matter makes up 85% of the matter in the universe. That percentage is less than some experts estimate is the dark data in most companies. IBM believes that dark data represents …
Continue readingAchieve Value Optimization by Effectively Leveraging Analytics
(Download a PDF of this document) In an era where data is often referred to as the “new oil,” the ability to harness its power effectively is crucial for organizations across various sectors. Embedded analytics …
Continue readingUse Embedded Analytics to Enhance Patient Care
(Download a PDF of this document) Embedded analytics refers to the integration of analytical capabilities directly within business applications and processes. Unlike traditional analytics, which often requires separate tools or platforms, embedded analytics allows users …
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