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News and views from the people who make SAS a great place to work![ACHIEVING PRECISION MEDICINE & LOWER COST THRU DISRUPTION](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataForGood-1-702x336.png)
Twice this year, I have been privileged to hear Clayton Christensen outline the principals around disruptive technologies and their impact on redefining industries. I left Friday’s closing day general session, “Diagnosing the Disease: A Disruptive Remedy for Health Care”, equally excited, reenergized yet perplexed. AHIP, again, did not fail to
![Who is providing care?](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataForGood-1-702x336.png)
As I head over to Moscone Friday morning, I keep thinking about one statistic I heard yesterday as presented by Dr. Sobel, The Permanente Medical Group: Who provides the largest source of care provision in the US? You do! 80% of all primary care is self-care. In today's age of
![Create! Don't Lurk! Healthcare 2.0 amidst a sea of protest and forecasts](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataForGood-1-702x336.png)
AHIP brings each year a bit of a surprise. In my pre-AHIP posting, I discussed the dedication to improving the healthcare system all the while your industry is being painted as the “bad guy”. That point was driven home this morning. As I was getting charged-up learning about the opportunities
![From Global Trends & Opportunities to Engaging the Consumer: The times they are a changin'!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataForGood-1-702x336.png)
An afternoon of sessions followed by the exhibit hall mania to the AHIP Opening Night Reception…..from the discussions to exhibits to the presentations, there is no doubt that the business of health insurance plans is changing…..but I am not convinced we are all on the same page as to how,
![Better evidence for what works in healthcare....Once one decides just what is evidence!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/DataForGood-1-702x336.png)
AHIP’s 2008 Institute is getting cranked up and the streets of San Fran are filling with bag-carrying registrants scurrying back and forth between their “conference hotels” (1 block to 15 blocks away) while the early session workshops are underway. This morning’s AHIP Evidence Policy “update” was a good supplement session
![Saying no to silos](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sascom/files/2017/01/Analytics-1-702x336.png)
These days, “silo” has become a dirty word within organizations – full of negative connotations about curmudgeonly individuals or teams not playing well with others. But at the How to Compete on Analytics: Apply It event in San Francisco on June 4th, SAS speaker Bob Messier advised the audience to