Health Analytics

Data mining in health care is in its infancy, but it is a natural outgrowth of the EHR systems beginning to proliferate in the sector. Hospitals and group practices are mining data for many purposes, including identification of at-risk patients, trends in service line utilization, and improvement opportunities in the revenue cycle.

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Autism Disorder Diagnoses Increase Among U.S. Children, CDC Says

Elizabeth Lopatto of Bloomberg | Mar 20

About 2 percent of American school children were diagnosed with autism disorders in 2011 and 2012, a 72 percent increase from the previous five years, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Disease Management

Hospitals

Group Practices

Policy & Regulation

What the Heck is Big Data?

Elizabeth Gardner | Mar 19

Like "The Cloud" last year or "Mobile Apps" the year before, it's the I.T. catchphrase that's considered so big it's deemed worthy of double capitalization.

Payers

Hospitals

Group Practices

Data Repositories

Decision Support

New Products from HIT Vendors

Joseph Goedert | Mar 15

Announcements of new products from health information technology vendors started a week before the HIMSS13 conference in New Orleans and continue since the show. Here are some of the newer ones:

Group Practices

Practice Management

Consumer Health

Decision Support

Mobile Technology

Hospitals

Vendor News

Report: Analytics is the Top Tech Goal for ACOs

Joseph Goedert | Mar 14

“All indications, from survey results, discussions with health care thought leaders, and technology suppliers, are that analytics is number 1 on the agenda for health care organizations engaging in accountable care.”

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Chronic Care

Disease Management

Group Practices

Hospitals

Payers

Revenue Cycle & Payments

Policy & Regulation

UCLA Trying to Predict Rising Brain Pressure

Joseph Goedert | Mar 13

The neurosurgery department at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles is testing software to predict increasing brain pressure in patients with traumatic brain injury.

Hospitals

Group Practices

Decision Support

Disease Management

Vendor News

Systems Integration