Thursday, November 2, 2017

Using Data to Make Your Next Benefit Decision

Today's blog features the Express Scripts article that is delivering actionable insights to clinicians and patients to help future costs and lower health risks.

Express Scripts writes, "By 2020, 83% of employers will offer a consumer-directed health plan (CDHPs). These plans are characterized by cost sharing between employer and member, where high deductibles and out of pocket limits are the tradeoff for lower premiums and tax benefits." 



Pharmacy data is often the best predictor of a patient's health. To understand its depth, data scientists describe big data through the five V's: variety, velocity, variability, volume and veracity. 

Learn more about each of these categories in detail by reading the full article HERE

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