Big Data, Healthcare Experts Highlight First PointRight AnalyticsEdge Symposium

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- PointRight Inc., (www.pointright.com), the industry-standard analytics leader for healthcare providers and payers, launches its first AnalyticsEdge Symposium, a client conference held September 17-19, 2014 in Boston. One of the first dedicated conferences to explore the intersection between analytics, big data and healthcare in the long-term and post-acute sector, the AnalyticsEdge Symposium features a line-up of distinguished speakers, including:

• Tom Davenport, Ph.D., The President's Distinguished Professor in Management and Information Technology at Babson College and a world-renowned thought-leader and author who has helped hundreds of companies revitalize their management practices, as well as the author of Big Data at Work and Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning.
• Munther Dahleh, Ph.D., Director of the Engineering Systems Division at MIT and Interim Associate Director of MIT's Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems. Professor Dahleh is internationally known for his fundamental contributions to the science of network systems, social networks and systemic risk.
• Governor Mark Parkinson, President and CEO of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). In addition to serving as the 45th Governor of the State of Kansas, Parkinson has owned and operated elder care facilities for more than 15 years.
• Vincent Mor, Ph.D., Professor of Medical Science at Brown University School of Medicine, and one of the authors of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) for Nursing Home Resident Assessment. He was part of a team that developed and validated risk-adjusted quality indicators for nursing homes, and is now funded by NIA to undertake a large Program Project Grant, "Shaping Long Term Care in America."

Other sessions include presentations by PointRight staff, including Steven Littlehale, Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer and Cheryl Field, Vice President of Healthcare. Together with engaging speakers and educational sessions, the Symposium also boasts a social program for attendees, including Boston area tours and networking events at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.

According to Littlehale, "The most successful organizations use data and advanced analytics to achieve significantly bigger wins, broader capabilities and better outcomes. At our inaugural conference, our clients and colleagues will come together to learn from academic leaders, industry experts and each other about how to become data-driven organizations that turn actionable information into better decisions that improve quality of care and create a competitive advantage in Health Care Reform."

To learn more, visit www.pointright.com/analyticsedge or call 781.457.5900.

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PointRight is the industry-standard analytics leader that enable healthcare providers and payers to measure risk, quality of care, rehospitalization, compliance and reimbursement accuracy. Using some of the largest and best databases in the industry, PointRight's nationally recognized clinical staff, researchers, and technologists expertly translate data from multiple sources into actionable information and insight. Visit www.pointright.com.

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