Using Data Analytics to Generate ‘Predictive’ Clinical Information

Sunday, October 11, 2009

We all think of using data to tell us 'what has happened'—but managers in the behavioral health and social service field will increasingly need the information to predict 'what will happen.' Why? Because with a call to move payment for clinical services to payment per case or payment based on performance, the ability to predict the resource needs and outcomes of the consumers we serve will be critical to the financial health of our organizations.

My colleague, Joe Naughton-Travers, describes the 'predictive phase . . .