The Final Word: Quality
The word “quality” gets thrown around a lot in discussions of healthcare. In Washington, D.C., politicians like to opine that Americans will have “higher ...
A Closer Look at the Evolution of Diabetes
EHR and claims data for 10 million patients show the evolution of diabetes, a glimpse at the most at-risk individuals and a way to prevent disease.
The Final Word: Risk
RISK: PATIENTS LIKELY TO HAVE NEGATIVE OUTCOMES The most widely understood use of risk in healthcare relates to the process of identifying patients at high, intermediate ...
Burgers and Fries and Data
This data visualization isn't actually about fast food—rather, it's a look at how we can collect and present public health data in novel ways.
The Final Word: Data Exchange vs. Data Aggregation
Unfortunately for our industry, there is no shortage of confusing and often misused false cognates. Our latest case: data exchange and data aggregation. These two words ...
The Final Year: Visualizing End of Life
Where do we spend our final moments? Data shows that 42% of patients pass away at home, but an almost equal proportion die in hospitals.
Weaving Hospital Variation, Explained
Using 2015 CMS data, Arcadia looks at the variations in hospital size, quality of care, cost, and efficiency across ACOs.
The Final Word: Interoperability vs. Intraoperability
The English language gets a bad rap for being a difficult language to learn–and understandably so. It’s rife with contradictions. A single misplaced comma can change ...
About Co-Occurrence of Rendering Providers
A look at how often patients see multiple providers per year, grouped by specialty. Patterns show allegiance to a primary care physician.