Data with a Soul

The Many Faces of Data Visualization By Rich Hunzinger Data Visualization has become one of the common "buzz" phrases swirling around the internet these days. With all of the promises of Big Data and the IoT (Internet of Things), more organizations are making an effort to get more value from the voluminous data they generate. This frequently involves complex analysis - both real time and historical - combined with automation. A key factor in translating this data into actionable information, and thusly into informed action, is the means by which this data is visualized. Will it be seen in real time? And by whom? Will it be displayed in colorful bubble charts and trend graphs? Or will it be embedded in high-detail 3D graphics? What is the goal of the visualization? Is it to share information? Enable collaboration? Empower decision-making? Data visualization might be a popular concept, but we don't all have the same idea about what it means. For many organizations...

Exploring the Root Cause of Medicare Claims Fraud Interoperability has become the new buzz word within healthcare.  The goal is admirable: use computer systems to easily exchange data.  It sounds so simple.  We are even at a place with machine learning and artificial intelligence where all kinds of information can be easily shared.  So it makes me stop to think, why is Medicare fraud still so prevalent.  If we are sharing information and we can detect patterns, then why are we still having this issue.  It seems that the answer lies in the fact that while the capability exists, the willingness to share data across the right platforms still is not being done.  One carrier may have data within its organization while one regulatory body may internally share information and on the other hand providers respectively share information among one another.  Yet, if the American healthcare system is not a system at all, in that all the parts do not integr...