Thursday, July 31, 2014 | 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
In the ever changing healthcare environment, clinical outcomes are more important than ever for hip and knee arthroplasty reimbursement. Because of this, hospitals are being forced to change how their surgical departments are monitored and measured in order to be successful. However the data needed to help fully understand and optimize the choices when it comes to implant selection resides in many different formats and locations making it almost impossible to utilize and analyze in a meaningful way.
Join the experts from IBM Watson, The American Joint Replacement Registry, FORCE-TJR and MD Buyline as they discuss how they are each collecting and processing big data to help hospitals and health systems make the best choices when it comes to orthopedic implants in order to improve patient outcomes, quality and cost in the new era of healthcare.
In this webinar, the experts will discuss:
• Big Data
⁻ What is it and why is it important?
⁻ What are the challenges?
⁻ What technologies exist?
• AJRR and FORCE-TJR
⁻ What is their mission?
⁻ What problems are they trying to solve?
⁻ What type of data do they collect?
• Device Selection and Performance
⁻ How is it done today?
⁻ What are the challenges in the market?
⁻ How to solve the problem
About MD Buyline
Healthcare providers recognize MD Buyline as the leading provider of evidence-based information and research. By creating transparency and fostering consultative relationships, MD Buyline has partnered with providers for more than three decades to identify cost reduction opportunities. Providers rely on MD Buyline’s data and clinical analysts for financial and clinical insight to reach long- and short-term goals. For more information, please visit www.mdbuyline.com and follow MD Buyline on Twitter, @MDBuyline.
About IBM Watson
For more information, please visit www.ibmwatson.com. To join the social discussion about Watson, include the hashtag #ibmwatson.
About AJRR
The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) is a multi-stakeholder, independent, not-for-profit organization with diverse national constituents. The AJRR’s goal is to optimize patient outcomes through collection of data on all primary and revision total joint replacement procedures in the U.S. The mission of the registry is to enhance patient safety, improve quality of care, and reduce the cost of care.
About FORCE-TJR
FORCE-TJR is a national research effort that is collecting data from over 30,000 diverse Total Joint Replacement (TJR) patients of 120 orthopedic surgeons in varied hospital and practice settings (e.g., urban/rural, low and high volume) representing all regions of the U.S. This diversity will ensure that the analyses and research reflect typical clinical practice, thereby providing optimal guidance for patients, clinicians, and national healthcare policymakers.
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