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Analytics diagnose healthcare delivery in Ontario »
Janet Hux, Chief Operating Officer with the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES), discusses the use of analytics to determine trends and patterns for knowledge and support of health policy in Ontario. Hux highlights ICES' use of SAS to integrate and analyze data from different sources to find new cause and effect relationships.
Industry News
Patient data overwhelms 60% of BC's family doctors »
British Columbia's family doctors feel overwhelmed by the amount of patient data and increased demands placed on their practice, according to a recent Leger Marketing survey of B.C.-based doctors.
Predicting the Future of Drug Development »
Jason Burke, Worldwide Director of Health and Life Sciences at SAS, provided his industry insights for a recent issue of Drug Discovery and Development.
SAS takes lifecycle view of patient safety data »
BioIT World article highlights SAS® Patient Safety as a comprehensive solution designed to help users comply with FDA guidelines through advanced analytics.
SAS in 'Leaders Quadrant' for BI »
Knowing what happened in business is good; knowing what will happen is invaluable.
Thought Leaders
A Shot in the Arm »
You say "tomato;" Jason Burke says "protocol."
2009 to see advances in life sciences R&D »
David Handelsman, a SAS expert in the realm of life sciences R&D, looks at the year ahead.
Doctors migrate to online pharma education »
Patrick Homer and Craig Nestel, two SAS experts in pharmaceutical marketing, talk about how pharmas can extend the value of their Websites and apply CRM to Web analytics to measure the online physician experience.
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Bridgepoint Health: Changing the world for chronic-disease patients »
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Resources
Planning a Healthier Future »
Canada offers a basic foundation of universal-access healthcare. However, the demand for complex-system analysis has never been greater to assist healthcare management professionals, at all levels, to provide evidence-based, forward-looking healthcare delivery. This paper argues that health authorities that adopt an analytics-based approach to executing their mandates are better positioned to deliver needs-based, quality care today and to anticipate and meet needs that are likely to arise tomorrow.
Validating Clinical Trial Data Reporting with SAS® »
This indispensable guide focuses on validating programs written to support the clinical trial process from after the data collection stage to generating reports and submitting data and output to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The authors provide practical examples and tips for avoiding errors in your output.
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