Researchers use data to look 'upstream' to see what makes patients sick

(Indiana University) Researchers at IUPUI and the Regenstrief Institute have successfully used data to predict primary care patients' needs for social service referrals, a finding that may potentially help shift the focus of health care from caring for ill people to preventing patients from getting sick.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news