Data Science

Applying Prescriptive Analytics in the Pharmacy

August 23, 2018Analytics, Data Science, Healthcare, Pharmacy, Prescriptive Analytics

What if you could use data science to determine the best course of action for any given situation? How much of our lives do we spend contemplating what we ‘should’ do? For example: should I be risk averse and leave for the airport three hours before my flight, or two hours beforehand to avoid wasting time … Read More

Predictive Analytics – Giving Clinicians Smarter Decision-Making Tools

June 21, 2018Analytics, Data Science, Healthcare

Predictive analytics is becoming more and more popular in the healthcare industry. Based on a survey of 223 health payer and provider executives conducted in 2017 by the Society of Actuaries, 57% of executives forecast that predictive analytics will save their organization 15% or more over the next five years. 47% of providers currently use … Read More