Improving Population Healthcare Through Data Analytics, Visualization, and Reporting Tools
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Perro, RickUMass Chan Affiliations
Commonwealth Medicine, Data ManagementCommonwealth Medicine, Center for Health Policy and Research
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PresentationPublication Date
2016-08-18Keywords
Medicaidpopulation healthcare
data analytics
data visualization
reporting
tools
Health Economics
Health Information Technology
Health Law and Policy
Health Policy
Health Services Administration
Health Services Research
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Policy makers, program planners and health care providers must be able to identify at-risk populations and geographic areas of need, implement programs to effect change, and track and report the results to achieve success in today’s health care environment. Mapping and visualization tools can enhance the use of data to characterize a population’s health and social services needs, target interventions and compare outcomes across different population subgroups. In Massachusetts, visualization and analytic tools are used to manage 1915c Medicaid Waiver programs, track operations, improve efficiency, report quality measures, monitor program integrity and plan for expanded service needs.DOI
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Presented at the Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference 2016. Client/Partner: Executive Office of Elder Affairs
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