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Improving health care through Big Data: a meeting of the minds at SAS

By on May 11, 2012 in Bio/life sciences, Chronic care, Connected health, Electronic health records, Health at home, Health care information technology, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health insurance, Health Plans, Health politics, Health Quality, Health reform, Hospitals, Medicaid, medical home, Medical innovation, Medical technology, Personalized medicine, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Physicians, Primary care, Privacy and security, Public health, Retail health, Safety net and health, Telehealth, Telemedicine, Trust

Some 500 data analytics gurus representing the health care ecosystem including hospitals, physician practices, life science companies, academia and consulting came together on the lush campus of SAS in Cary, North Carolina, this week to discuss how Big Data could solve health care’s Triple Aim, as coined by keynote speaker Dr. Donald Berwick: improve the [...]

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What the FDA needs to know about Rx health consumers: most Americans see value in pharma-sponsored health social networks

By on April 23, 2012 in Bio/life sciences, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health engagement, Health regulation, Health social networks, Internet and Health, Medical innovation, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacy, Prescription drugs, Public health, Retail health, Trust

In PwC‘s landmark report, Social Media “Likes” Healthcare, there’s a data point obscured by lots of great information generated by the firm’s survey of 1,060 U.S. adults: that over one-half of people value patient support groups and social networks with other patients that are offered by drug companies. Not surprisingly, U.S. consumers. who are taking on [...]

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Job #1 in data analytics for health care: get the data, and make sure you can trust it

By on March 5, 2012 in Affordable Care Act, Bio/life sciences, Connected health, Electronic health records, Health care information technology, Health Economics, Medical innovation, Medical technology, Pharmaceutical, Privacy and security, Public health, Remote health monitoring, Retail health

The ability to get the data is the #1 obstacle that will slow the adoption of data analytics in health care, according to IBM’s report, The value of analytics in healthcare: from insights to outcomes. Healthcare “high performers,” as IBM calls them, use data analytics for guiding future strategy, product research and development, and sales [...]

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Happy birthday, dear Watson: what the 1st anniversary means for health care today, and in future

By on February 21, 2012 in Bio/life sciences, Health care information technology, Internet and Health, Medical innovation, Medical technology, Personalized medicine, Public health, Supply chain

IBM is celebrating the first birthday of Watson this week. I had the opportunity to brainstorm some of the short- and long-term meanings of Watson in health care this week at HIMSS 2012 in Las Vegas. When most people think of Watson, an image of the Jeopardy! game featuring the technology versus the legendary player [...]

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Moving from operational efficiency to personalized healthcare value – IBM on redefining success in healthcare

By on February 9, 2012 in Bio/life sciences, Design and health, Electronic health records, Health at home, Health care marketing, Health Consumers, Health Economics, Health engagement, Health insurance, Health marketing, Health Plans, Health reform, Personalized medicine, Prevention and wellness, Primary care, Supply chain

A health system that’s built to last: this is the latest sound-bite echoing through health policy circles. The theme of sustainability is permeating all matters of policy, from education and business to health care. Enter IBM, with a rigorous approach to Redefining Value and Success in Healthcare: Charting the path to the future, from the group’s [...]

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