Modern Healthcare June 28, 2019
Including social determinants to drive better outcomes
There’s a scene in the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz” that shows Dorothy’s house tossed around in the air by the force of a twister. From the start of the movie until that point, the film is shot in dull, black-and-white tones — a monotone wash of gray. Then the house crash lands in Oz. When she opens the door of her home for the first time, Dorothy is greeted by a spectacular vista of color and layers of marvelous detail. She’s opened the door to an entirely new world.
While there’s certainly no fantasy involved in data analytics, there’s a similarity to be found in trying to improve...