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Ask the Experts

• How Predictive Analytics, Patient IDs Can Improve the Care Experience

  Texas Health Resources is using predictive analytics and patient IDs to improve the care experience and better meet patients’ needs.  Continue Reading

• How Big Data, Analytics Drives Population Health, Closes Care Gaps

  To close care gaps and better manage population health, Southwestern Health Resources is leveraging robust data and analytics across its provider network.  Continue Reading

• Expanding Access to Mental Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence

  Researchers at University of Illinois Chicago are testing a virtual agent powered by artificial intelligence to broaden access to mental healthcare.  Continue Reading

• How Big Data Analytics Can Mitigate COVID-19 Health Disparities

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, big data analytics have helped organizations pinpoint and reduce health disparities among patient populations.  Continue Reading

• Using An AI-Powered Chatbot to Meet Patient Needs During COVID-19

  A chatbot powered by artificial intelligence is helping UCHealth to support patients during COVID-19 and beyond.  Continue Reading

• Harnessing Big Data to Enhance Population Health Management

  Big data and analytics tools can help providers meet the clinical and social needs of the patients they serve, paving the way for improved population health management.  Continue Reading

• Leveraging Synthetic Data for COVID-19 Research, Collaboration

  Researchers at Washington University are using synthetic data to accelerate COVID-19 research and facilitate collaboration among healthcare institutions.  Continue Reading

• Forecasting COVID-19 with Predictive Analytics, Big Data Tools

  Using big data resources, CommonSpirit Health developed predictive analytics models to prepare for COVID-19 surges.  Continue Reading

• Enhancing Cervical Cancer Screenings with Artificial Intelligence

  Integrating artificial intelligence with medical imaging improved the accuracy and efficiency of cervical cancer screenings.  Continue Reading

• How Patient Matching, Data Standardization Could Combat COVID-19

  Improved patient matching and data standardization could help mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Continue Reading

• How Artificial Intelligence, Big Data Can Determine COVID-19 Severity

  NYU researchers have developed an app that uses artificial intelligence and big data to detect which patients are likely to have severe COVID-19 cases.  Continue Reading

• Addressing the Social Determinants of Health with AI, Partnerships

  UVA Health System is leveraging artificial intelligence and community partnerships to address individuals’ social determinants of health.  Continue Reading

• Collecting Genomic Data to Accelerate COVID-19 Drug Discovery

  Mount Sinai researchers have developed the COVID-19 Gene Set and Drug Library to leverage genomic data and facilitate collaborative drug discovery.  Continue Reading

• Using Big Data to Prioritize Cancer Treatment During COVID-19

  A new, web-based app draws on big data resources to create a personalized risk assessment for receiving cancer treatment during COVID-19.  Continue Reading

• Sharing SDOH Data for Improved Population Health Management

  The Indiana Network for Population Health will facilitate the secure exchange of social determinants of health data to boost population health management.  Continue Reading

• How Will Big Data Analytics Factor into the Next Phase of COVID-19?

  As the US thinks about moving toward the next phase of its COVID-19 response, leaders will need to leverage big data analytics to stay ahead of the virus.  Continue Reading

• Using Automated Risk Scoring to Spot Pediatric Patient Deterioration

  An automated risk scoring tool has helped Children’s Hospital of Georgia improve its deterioration response interventions.  Continue Reading

• Understanding the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Big Data Analytics Issue

  Big data analytics techniques are well-suited for tracking and controlling the spread of COVID-19 around the world.  Continue Reading

• Leveraging AI for COVID-19 Outreach, Population Health Management

  Medical Home Network is using artificial intelligence and population health management strategies to reach vulnerable patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Continue Reading

• How Clinical Decision Support Adherence Leads to Better Patient Data

  Adhering to clinical decision support tools results in structured, standardized patient data, enabling organizations to improve care practices.  Continue Reading

• Cross-Sector AI Partnerships Curb Hospital Readmissions

  A cross-sector partnership leverages artificial intelligence to identify and reduce Geisinger’s unnecessary hospital readmissions.  Continue Reading

• Overcoming Bias in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

  Artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms have been under scrutiny for racial bias. To avoid perpetuating these errors, developers are reexamining the early phases of development.  Continue Reading

• Making Pediatric Risk Scoring a Reality for Children’s Hospitals

  Pediatric risk scoring took a backseat as payers and providers mastered the methodology for their adult populations. But new ways to integrate data is now making it possible for two children’s hospitals.  Continue Reading

• Natural Language Processing Advances Clinical Decision Making

  Machine learning and natural language processing technology is helping Radiology Partners to improve their clinical decision-making and improve the standard of care.  Continue Reading

• Eliminating Racial Bias in Algorithm Development

  Artificial intelligence can assess patient risk and guide providers to optimal treatment options, but developers must ensure the technology doesn’t perpetuate existing biases.  Continue Reading

• How Teamwork Fuels Award Winning Health Information Management

  Hospital Sisters Health System credits its success with health information management to collaboration and communication.  Continue Reading

• Best Practices to Develop a Social Determinants of Health Strategy

  A discussion with members of Humana’s Bold Goal team identified best practices for building a successful social determinants of health strategy.  Continue Reading

• New Project Puts an Actuarial Eye on Big Data, Healthcare Costs

  Healthcare administrators, economists, and actuaries are leveraging big data analytics to identify potential causes and solutions for rising care costs.  Continue Reading

• Nurses Play a Critical Role in EHR Optimization, Data Governance

  A tiered, collaborative data governance structure that involves nurses as well as physicians can help support meaningful EHR optimization.  Continue Reading

• Value-Based Care Requires Clear Analytics Goals, Scalable Health IT

  Success in the demanding world of value-based care requires healthcare organizations to establish clear goals for their big data analytics initiatives while investing in scalable health IT development.  Continue Reading

• Da Vinci Project Brings HL7 FHIR to Payers for Big Data Analytics

  HL7 FHIR is moving into the payer environment to enable big data analytics, support value-based care, and create administrative efficiencies.  Continue Reading

• Faulkner Guides Epic Systems from EHR to Comprehensive Health Record

  At HIMSS18, Epic Systems founder and CEO Judy Faulkner shared her vision for a comprehensive health record and continued improvements to interoperability.  Continue Reading

• How the Healthcare “Value Chain” Leads to Big Data Analytics Success

  Success with big data analytics requires healthcare organizations to understand the impact of their data assets from collection to patient activation.  Continue Reading

• For Opioids and Substance Abuse, Big Data Analytics Is Just the Beginning

  Behavioral health providers are starting to leverage big data analytics to take on the substance abuse ravaging the country, but they need more than health IT to make a difference.  Continue Reading

• How Mayo Clinic Uses CDS Algorithms to Standardize Nurse Triage

  An algorithmic approach to clinical decision support has standardized phone-based nurse triage at the Mayo Clinic.  Continue Reading

• Using Visual Analytics, Big Data Dashboards for Healthcare Insights

  Visual analytics and big data dashboards can provide valuable insights to healthcare organizations - if they follow some important guidelines.  Continue Reading

• Identifying Care Disparities for Population Health Management

  “If we are going to try to make meaningful impacts on population health management, we really do have to start to look at this.”  Continue Reading

• Why Health Information Exchange Needs HIM, IT Collaboration

  Competing initiatives” is an oft repeated phrase in the healthcare industry, and for good reason. Between meaningful use, ICD-10, EHR interoperability, emerging reimbursement reforms, big data analytics...  Continue Reading