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We’ve all heard the promise of big data in healthcare and hospitals, but it’s increasingly tilting further into the more complex but potentially essential notion of machine learning. As part of an effort to seize on the opportunity,Midas+, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based Xerox, is combining its vast data resources with five years of Medicare and claims data to help hospitals better predict readmissions.

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The Midas+ Readmission Penalty Forecaster, as it’s known, is unique in several respects, said Justin Lanning, senior vice president and managing director of Xerox Healthcare Provider Solutions. One such respect is that it’s patient-focused versus provider-focused.

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