Reduce Readmissions: Applying Advanced Predictive Modeling Software at 2 Texas Hospitals

Ruben Amarasingham, MD, MBA, President and CEO, Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation, and Ferdinand Velasco, MD, Chief Health Information Officer, Texas Health Resources. With the increasing adoption of electronic health records, it is now possible to leverage vast clinical, social, and demographic data in ways that could transform healthcare delivery. This presentation showcases the collaboration between different healthcare systems in North Texas and a new non-profit center for innovation that have successfully realized this potential in predicting and reducing hospital readmissions.