Coding Contest Shows How Big Data Can Improve Health Care
A recent coding competition in the Boston area brought together IT professionals, medical workers and others with an interest in health IT to show how data... full story
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Big data could mean big savings in health care – but here’s what has to happen first
A new report from McKinsey estimates that big data could save the health care industry up to $450 billion, but it has to overcome a few obstacles first.
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By Felice FreyerThe Rhode Island Department of Health and the Hospital Association of Rhode Island Wednesday launched a website with a wealth of data about the health status and demographics of Rhode Islanders. Rhode Island is the fifth state to offer a statewide community health website. Called RI Health Care Matters, the portal provides such data as the percentage of Rhode...
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Big Fears on Health Care Point to Same Old Rises in Payments
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Health care consumers sensing a seismic shift in the way they'll buy and manage medical coverage may be correct in one way -- 29% of U.S. employers either plan to ax their employee health care programs or are considering it, which would send workers out to the government-sponsored health care exchanges expected to roll out in 2014a-- but wrong in...
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Health Care Prices Remain A Mystery In Most States
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'Big Data' for Cancer Care
A major oncology group is launching an ambitious project to collect data on the care of hundreds of thousands of cancer patients and use it to help guide treatment of other patients across the health-care system.
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Big Data is starting to bring big jobs to Greater Cleveland
Companies like Explorys are pioneering Big Data in the health care realm, raising prospects of a Cleveland niche in an emerging industry.
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Video: Clinic aims to improve health care system, cost
Health care costs in the U.S. are skyrocketing, but the Cleveland Clinic is bucking the trend. Dr. Toby Cosgrove, President and CEO of the clinic, speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about his plan to improve care while saving money.
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Gov't to pay $1 billion for innovative health care ideas
U.S. kicked off second round of Health Care Innovation Awards effort to improve health care quality and cut costs
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Health Care Connect set for May 30
The second Health Care Connect pitch contest has been scheduled for May 30 at 5:30 p.m. at Tabitha. Health Care Connect is a design competition that has been established by the health care ind…
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Bringing data to DC: Q&A with health data’s biggest evangelist HHS CTO Bryan Sivak
Nearly one year into his tenure as Chief Technology Office for the Department of Health and Human Services, Bryan Sivak chats about how open data can transform health care and why entrepreneurs should care.
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