Healthcare analytics

More than half of benefits leaders surveyed don’t trust the accuracy of the data they receive from health plans or vendors, while one in three struggle to connect the data they receive from various sources.

Encouraging employees to take better care of their overall health is a vital part of benefits plan design.

Doctor finder services are all supported by advertising, and a doctor may even be able to improve his positioning by paying for advertising on the site. But there is a lack of aggregate data on how successful a doctor is, in whatever procedures he or she does.

“We can see a future where over the next 10 years, most healthcare interactions will be online,” says Robin Glass, president of Doctor on Demand.

The startup will streamline efforts to analyze anonymous data to improve care, develop better therapies and drugs, and promote more equitable treatment of underrepresented groups.

Healthcare, absence and productivity data can be used to help determine what employees need most from their benefits.

Access to data and tech tools are the biggest setbacks for companies wanting to mine data for employee insights.

Tech companies discuss why blockchain is a secure way to share medical data — and why it may hold great promise in the benefits sphere.

A benefits professional shares strategies for tackling workplace stress.

A new option may help employers find quality providers who are likely to accept predetermined reimbursements.

Digital approaches such as analytics, artificial intelligence and smart phone apps aim to improve care and save money.

One lesson: Analytics and technology are only meaningful as part of a holistic approach to care.

One lesson: Analytics and technology are only meaningful as part of a holistic approach to care.

The newly acquired health marketing agency uses data and analytics to help clients navigate payer behavior and the reimbursement environment.

Crescendo platform matches behavioral drives and cognitive ability to job requirements.

Crescendo platform matches behavioral drives and cognitive ability to job requirements.

The advancement of cross-vendor analytics, prescription, engagement and measurement brought on by the democratization of big data is enabling employers to better plan performance, says Hodges-Mace's Eric Helman.