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How Predictive Analytics Brings Operational Clarity to Healthcare

September 18, 2017

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Editor’s Note: Rich Krueger is the CEO at Hospital IQ, a provider of analytic services and hospital management solutions. Prior to joining Hospital IQ, Rich was the founder and CEO of DynamicOps, a cloud automation software company that was acquired by VMware in 2012.

The healthcare industry is grappling with a perfect storm of critical issues, each with the ability to negatively affect the access to and the quality of patient care. These issues include the lingering uncertainty regarding the fate of the Affordable Care Act and how Americans receive and pay for their healthcare. Another is the growing trend of industry consolidation, as it becomes increasingly challenging for small hospitals to compete in today’s environment. However, research shows that mergers lead to higher prices for healthcare consumers.

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