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Jeremy RacineDecember 20, 2017 0

Behavioral health remains a blind spot in health IT

Behavioral health information technology (HIT) adoption efforts have struggled and are still plagued by a number of challenges. Since 2011, the federal government has incentivized the industry to the tune of $37 billion. However, according to US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) “psychologists, community mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, and others

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Government | Health Care

Analytics

Rodney CarsonDecember 18, 2017 0

Community Workforce Analytics – You have the data

Without a prepared and available workforce, a community, county or state will slowly decline and ultimately die. Why? Lacking a skilled workforce, a company cannot grow and compete. And if a company can’t grow and compete, it leaves, and the community suffers. Ever hear someone say, “I can’t find a

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Education | Government

Analytics

Jeremy RacineDecember 6, 2017 0

Bridging the Native American health disparity gap

Native American health continues to lag behind other populations in the US. In fact, the American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AI/AN) population lives, on average, 4.4 fewer years than the rest of the US population, and is experiencing significant disparities in a variety of health indicators. The numbers reveal this stark

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Government | Health Care

Analytics | Data Management | Fraud & Security Intelligence

John StultzNovember 17, 2017 0

US government, analytics researchers step up fight against improper payments

Improper payments continue to plague the federal government, though many actions are in motion to help turn the tide. The Trump Administration’s Building a Better America: A Plan for Fiscal Responsibility, released in July 2017, emphasizes reducing improper payments, currently estimated by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to total

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Government

Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Fraud & Security Intelligence | Machine Learning

Jen DunhamNovember 15, 2017 0

Considering fraud-fighting with machine learning and artificial intelligence?

Any look back at analytics in 2017 makes it clear that machine learning and artificial intelligence appear to be the ‘next big things’ that can solve just about any problem, from writing new hit songs to curing disease. Not one to buy into the hype, I became curious as to

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Government

Analytics | Data Management | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Michael DavisNovember 10, 2017 0

Capital flight facilitators: Tracking terrorist financing

I wish this were a blog about a new super-affordable airline, but instead capital flight is the illegal movement of money from its country of origin, transit or destination. This movement of money through facilitators is creating a hyper-breed of criminal enterprise using the regulations of the world’s financial systems

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Government

Analytics | Data for Good | Students & Educators

Nadja YoungOctober 6, 2017 0

Equity in education: Achievement gap demands good data

The latest post in our Equity in Education series focuses on the achievement gap. National achievement data show that our public education systems work well for students with means. And not so well for disadvantaged students. Racial achievement gaps are found in the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), also

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Education | Government

Analytics | Fraud & Security Intelligence

Jen DunhamJuly 19, 2017 0

Overlooked crime of government procurement fraud

Procurement fraud, often a form of internal fraud, is common fraud’s black sheep of the family...whispered about at gatherings or ignored in hopes that it will simply go away. No one wants to shine a questioning light onto trusted employees or imply wrongdoing within our purchasing departments, but the fact

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Government

Analytics | Students & Educators

Katrina MillerJuly 17, 2017 0

Lessons learned from Bill Sanders, a pioneer in teacher effectiveness

In May, the New York Times published an article “The Little Known Statistician Who Taught Us to Measure Teachers” which profiled the life of Dr. Bill Sanders. The author reflected on Dr. Sanders’ life and work improving education for all students. For those of us in education, Dr. Sanders’ work

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Education | Government

Analytics | Students & Educators

Jennifer BellJuly 7, 2017 0

Equity in education: Rural teaching opened my eyes to district disparities

Two of my colleagues have shared their experiences as a statistic and a child who could have been left behind. I too have my own story that helped drive my passion. All of us define equity in different ways. Equity is a concept that is hard to define, and we

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Education | Government

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