by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | Data Analytics, Electronic Health Records, Health Data, Health IT, Patient Records
The accuracy rate for information contained within an electronic health records system (EHR) is only 50%. That is, only half that data can be assumed to be accurate – the rest is wrong. A February 27th article in Modern Healthcare highlights some of the reasons why,...
by admin | Feb 23, 2016 | Healthcare Costs, Medical Transportation, Readmission, Readmission Rates
Up until recently, most discussions on improving the US healthcare system focused almost solely on medical care. However, non-medical factors may lead to poor health and poor health outcomes. These factors, called social determinants of health, have only recently...
by admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Data Analytics, Healthcare Costs, Privacy
Escalating healthcare costs are driving companies to collect and analyze “big data” on their employees in an effort to predict who may be at risk of expensive health complications and encourage those employees to alter their behavior to make healthier life choices...
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