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COVID-19 health care response boosted by mature analytic structureCARY, N.C., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As COVID-19 struck, one of the most critical decisions governments and health care providers around the world faced was how to best allocate limited medical resources, including intensive care unit (ICU) beds and ventilators. Health organizations responding to coronavirus who already had a mature analytics structure fared better than those that didn't. SAS, the global leader in analytics, and Intel recently sponsored an Economist-hosted webinar Beyond the Coronavirus, gathering global health care leaders for a spirited discussion that revealed some timely lessons regarding the role of analytics in each organization's response to the crisis. 1. Nurture a culture of analytics – before a crisis hits 2. Articulate which decisions are most important It's also important to remember that any new technology capabilities wil require a human touch. "Technology isn't meant to replace the human interaction – it's meant to augment and hasten medical research, perform faster analysis, and speed up testing and trials," said Rachel Mushahwar, Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise, Government and Next-Wave Cloud Sales at Intel. 3. Build models focused on the most important questions Cleveland Clinic created a range of models that help forecast patient volume, bed capacity and ventilator availability. The models provide timely, reliable information for hospitals and health departments to optimize health care delivery for COVID-19 and other patients and to predict impacts on the supply chain, finance and other critical areas. 4. Accelerate transformation when in crisis mode Glenn Gutwillig, Managing Director at Accenture focusing on global public health, said that one health care client "literally, within the first few weeks, had a 3,000% surge in their use of telehealth." Nobody could have anticipated that rate of change in such a short time, but those ready for change were able to make it happen. For more, see SAS Insights article: How health care leaders deployed analytics when crisis hit. About SAS SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright © 2020 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. Editorial Contact: View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/covid-19-health-care-response-boosted-by-mature-analytic-structure-301106821.html SOURCE SAS |