For many industries, 2020 has been a highly disruptive year, but few have experienced such drastic changes as the healthcare sector. The impact of the COVID pandemic manifests differently for healthcare providers (i.e., hospitals, pharmacies, and skilled care facilities) and healthcare-payers (i.e., insurance providers). Let’s dive into each of these areas to understand what the impacts of 2020 have been…

These days, the career paths that people are following can be increasingly complicated. Job seekers are always looking to optimize their own skill sets, while recruiters are constantly on the hunt for the best talent around the world.  Some completely rely on data while others look to mirror the habits and routines of iconic figures.  Dr Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Chief Talent…

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed the healthcare sector to reconsider how it performs medical tests, uses data, and decodes the nuance of respective diseases that occur in varying geographic areas and among different demographic groups. Decode Health’s CEO Chase Spurlock and Chief Strategy Officer Julia Polk recently joined the DataRobot More Intelligent Tomorrow podcast, hosted by Ari Kaplan, Director of…

Introduction If you’re a healthcare provider, appointment no-show is a major challenge. It is a root cause of operational inefficiency because patients who do not keep their appointments prevent the doctor or specialist from using the time to help other patients. In addition, each appointment no-show costs a practice approximately $200, and since no-shows make up around 15% of all…

Given the nature of data typically available from sales activities, the revenue side of many organizations is a great place to start when you’re assessing the feasibility of machine learning use cases. Sales managers and sales operations leaders who want to use data intelligently to drive top line growth and reduce their costs of sales have endless opportunities to use…

The healthcare sector is one of the most pivotal elements of the United States economy, and the COVID-19 crisis has only increased its prominence in our daily lives. Considering healthcare’s consequential status, it is alarming to take a look at U.S. economic and budgetary statistics. Empiric Health’s CEO Rick Adam and CTO Justin Schaper recently joined the DataRobot More Intelligent…

In the United States, Thanksgiving is around the corner, marking the start of the holiday shopping season. If you’re one of the 174 million Americans who go shopping on Black Friday, this day might bring back memories of looking through mailers at the discounts and sales and making plans for shopping. In the past year, the heavy discounts and early…

Businesses of all sizes are working to apply AI to their biggest challenges and most exciting opportunities. But they’re running into a severe headwind: lack of AI talent. In a Gartner survey of 3,000 enterprise CIOs from around the world, 54 percent identified skills shortages as their biggest AI challenge. To help enterprises move ahead with AI, DataRobot’s automated machine…

Insurance pricing is a never-ending battle. With the advent of comparative raters in the P&C insurance market, prospects can compare prices on many companies instantly, and, not surprisingly, they usually choose the lowest offer. Inaccurate pricing is costly for insurance companies: it improves competitors’ customer base, reduces customer retention, and attracts risky customers. This is why actuaries spend hours on…