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Predicting Suboptimal Care In Insured Nebraskans With Known And Suspected Chronic Conditions., Avery Wallace

Capstone Experience

Health insurance companies have a goal of improving population health for their members (people who the company insures). As a health insurance company, [Company] has ample data on the health of its members that can be utilized to improve the health, and by extension lives of the people they insure. Although [Company] does not deliver care, they communicate with their members and physicians to identify ways to improve the health of the member. Of specific interest are members with known chronic conditions who are receiving suboptimal care, as well as members who have undiagnosed chronic conditions. Two chronic conditions were …