UnitedHealth, Mayo Partner on Data Mining Project
On Tuesday, UnitedHealth Group and the Mayo Clinic announced the launch of a research alliance that will analyze millions of de-identified health insurance claims and clinical records. The research alliance will be based at an "innovation center" in Massachusetts and focus on research into care that produces the best outcomes for patients at lower costs, officials said.
- "UnitedHealth, Mayo Clinic Will Mine Medical Data for Care Ideas" (Reilly, "MSPBJ Morning Roundup," Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, 1/15).
- "Researchers Mine Data From Clinic, Big Insurer" (Mathews, Wall Street Journal, 1/15).
- "UnitedHealth Joins Mayo Clinic in Pact To Improve Care" (Fay Cortez, Bloomberg, 1/15).