Analytics Trends

2016 has been a year filled with news and innovation around the convergence of data analytics within healthcare. From new predictions around the analytics’ market worth by 2025, to best practices and strategies to making big data actionable, we put together a list of the top five stories that are good reads in preparation for […]

Despite a smoother than expected ICD-10 transition, accurate coding documentation still plays a critical role in ensuring financial success. By 2020, fee-for-value reimbursement is projected to represent 83 percent of revenue – up from 43 percent today. Adrienne Younger, RN, CCDS, Manager of CDI education at Ardent Health Services recently connected with Kelly Gooch of […]

The Harvard Business Review predicted a while back that a “data scientist” would be the “it” job of the 21st century. However, a lesser known side of data scientists is that their job can be less than glamorous. While the data scientist is expected to be a “unicorn” and do it all, there are major […]

As the influx of big data in healthcare continues to grow and organizations shift towards more patient-centric models (see our blogs on value-based care), it will be critical that organizations start to recognize “hidden data gems,” the valuable but underleveraged and ever-expanding trove of data that is available in today’s healthcare ecosystem. In the first […]

In the second of this two-part blog series, we sat down with Virginia Long, PhD, Predictive Analytics Scientist at MedeAnalytics, to delve deeper into the newly released eGEM study.The study showed that using predictive modeling with cluster analytics on patient-reported data has the power to pinpoint populations that may need specialty services prior to care delivery. […]

This is the second of the two-part series from earlier this month’s “data dumpster” piece. This post will examine the data needs of key stakeholders within a provider organization, including executive leadership, research and industry experts, analysts, front-line staff and operational decision makers. Understanding Data Consumers and How They Use It To ensure that provider […]

As healthcare payment models evolve, it’s more important than ever to protect your revenue. Yet the number of audits—recovery, government and commercial—continues to rise. The effects of these audits have both financial and human capital implications. In its semiannual report to congress, the HHS OIG reported that $3.35 billion was recovered in 2015. The first […]

The healthcare industry has been in a constant state of flux. From the rise in connected health devices to the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care. The solution to understanding and achieving these rising trends is through big data and analytics. Our predictive analytics scientist, Virginia Long recently contributed to and was featured in two […]