Analytics

Emerging models, such as value-based care, cannot adequately move forward without factoring in the role social determinants of health play. 

IBM will integrate its cognitive computing platform Watson for Genomics with biotech company Illumina's tumor sequencing technology. Executives announced what they called a "groundbreaking partnership" Jan. 9 at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco.

The artificial intelligence company works with Biogen, Cigna, LabCorp and Quest Diagnostics on registry of 5 billion clinical records for 100 million patients, spanning 30 disease areas. 

Big Blue casts the annual crop of 5 in 5 promising tech’s as breakthroughs expected to change the world as we know it.

From health policy to cybersecurity, better interoperability to more usable EHRs – a long list of hopes for the year ahead.

Mayo will deploy the Tempus “operating system to battle cancer,” to apply analytics that can be used for improving patients’ quality of life and survival rates. 

The health system said IG enables providers to deliver better care and improve patient engagement while also controlling costs and claims denials. 

Mercy Health took a cue from its supply chain management machine learning success to bolster clinical pathways. The result: $14 million saved the first year, and Mercy is already on track to surpass that. But a VP says it's not just about the bottom line.  

Session ideas should focus on the cornerstones of population health: data and analytics, care coordination, patient engagement and experience and reimbursement.

Its combination of data scientists, new technologies and consultants will help clients move into value-based care, population health and precision medicine, OptumInsight CEO Bill Miller said.