• The Leading Forum on Predictive Analytics Applied to Key Health Care Functions, Settings, and Populations
• December 5-6, 2012
• Onsite: Mandarin Oriental, Washington, DC
• Online: Live and Archived for 6 Months
• Co-located with Seventh National RAC (and MAC) Summit
• www.PredictiveModelingSummit.com

WASHINGTON DC USA -- PREDICTIVE MODELING UPDATE NEWS SERVICE™ -- OCTOBER 9, 2012: The Sixth National Predictive Modeling Summit, www.PredictiveModelingSummit.com, will be held December 5-6, 2012 onsite at the Mandarin Oriental, Washington, DC and also available online live and archived for six months. Ten reasons to attend this year's National Predictive Modeling Summit include:

1. The rise in importance of Predictive Analytics: Never has predictive analytics been more important to the future success of healthcare organizations, involving a wide spectrum of issues and initiatives; with the Summit being the premier annual event for stakeholders to position themselves and network for the coming year.
2. Ten plenary sessions: Ten plenary keynote sessions, spread over two days, offer expert insights, intelligence, strategies, trends and challenges for the healthcare predictive modeling industry, covering specific topics including employer adoption. regulatory applications, readmissions, ACOs, big data, and agent based modeling.
3. Nationally renowned speakers: Many of the biggest names and organizations in healthcare predictive analytics are assembled under one roof for intense two days covering the critical issues facing the industry.
4. Relevance for plans and providers - with a focus on topics including readmissions, ACOs and big data - sessions have high relevance for plans and providers alike.
5. Readmissions and Predictive Analytics: Four plenary sessions provider research and case studies from health plan and hospital initiatives.
6. Accountable Care and Predictive Analytics: A plenary session on ACOs, plus an entire postconference dedicated to Accountable Care with four postconference sessions, are offered.
7. Big Data and Data Mining: A plenary panel, with stakeholder experts from Verisk, IBM, CSC, Elsevier/MEDai, and LexisNexis, discuss current industry capabilities, trends, strategies and issues.
8. Choice of Preconferences: two important preconferences are available the morning of December 5th - Predictive Modeling Basics and Beyond; or Predictive Modeling Innovations.
9. Choice of onsite or online: the Summit provides an innovative hybrid conference format, offering attendees the choice of in-person or Internet attendance.
10. Networking: the Summit is the premier annual event for professionals involved with predictive analytics throughout all industry sectors to interact, develop future relationships, discuss shared experiences and meet key contacts.

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PARTICIPATION OPTIONS TRADITIONAL ONSITE ATTENDANCE Simply register, travel to the conference city and attend in person. Pros: subject matter immersion; professional networking opportunities; faculty interaction LIVE AND ARCHIVED INTERNET ATTENDANCE Watch the conference in live streaming video over the Internet and at your convenience at any time 24/7 for the six months following the event. The archived conference includes speaker videos and coordinated PowerPoint presentations. Pros: Live digital feed and 24/7 Internet access for next six months; Accessible in office, at home or anywhere worldwide with Internet access; Avoid travel expense and hassle; No time away from the office INTERNET INTERFACE SAMPLE Click here for a sample stream

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