Practical Analytic Approaches to Healthcare Challenges Asthma accounted for 3,651 deaths, 2 million emergency department (ED) visits, and about 11 million physician office visits for 2014 in United States (US).[i] The estimated total cost of asthma, including medical expenses, loss of productivity resulting from missed work days, and premature death, was $56 billion in 2007.[ii] … Study Results on Asthma Medication Adherence
Practical Analytic Approaches to Healthcare Challenges Machine learning is a hot topic in healthcare analytics today. Shea Parkes and Anders Larson, two of Milliman’s machine learning experts, started a podcast focusing on the subject for the Society of Actuaries (SOA) in 2015. The latest episode was posted May 1, 2018 and is called “Machine Learning … Society of Actuaries Podcast: Machine Learning Tools Overview
Practical Analytic Approaches to Healthcare Challenges Prescription drugs comprise the third-largest component of U.S. national health expenditures, behind only hospital care and physician services, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.[i] According to the QuintilesIMS Institute, invoiced sales of prescription drugs amounted to $450 billion in 2016, representing 13.4 percent of all U.S. … Pharmacy Prescription: Is It Generic Enough?
Practical Analytic Approaches to Healthcare Challenges Asthma is a lifelong disease. In addition to limiting a person’s quality of life, medically it is also associated with significant healthcare utilization and costs.[i] According to a survey in 2015, there were 5.9 million physician office visits and 2.0 million Emergency Department visits in the US because of … Clinical Economics of Asthma Controller Medication: Adherence & Outcomes
Practical Analytic Approaches to Healthcare Challenges Milliman’s MedInsight Health Waste Calculator – a leading analytic platform that provides actionable data around healthcare quality, efficiency, and effectiveness – was featured in Health Affairs’ third most-read article of 2017! The article, “Low-Cost, High-Volume Health Services Contribute The Most To Unnecessary Health Spending,” highlights the Commonwealth of Virginia’s … MedInsight Health Waste Calculator Featured in Health Affairs’ Third Most-Read Article of 2017
Practical Analytic Approaches to Healthcare Challenges Globally, policy makers and payers are focusing on services that are regarded medically unnecessary and do not yield useful results. In the United States, these are referred to as low- or no-value services and are considered wasteful. A significant percentage of the services considered wasteful are medical imaging when … Overused Ophthalmology Imaging: More May Not Be Better
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