There are far fewer obstacles to health data now, thanks to Archimedes, Inc. By working together with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), it will provide new access to synthetic CSM claims data, helping entrepreneurs and researches develop new research protocols and insights.
Through this collaborative effort, Archimedes’ ARCHeS Simulation and Analytics software suite will be used to provide analytic support for Medicare Data Entrepreneurs’ Synthetic Public Use File (DE-SynPUF). This provides researchers and data entrepreneurs with a look at the information stored within CMS claims data in an easy-to-use format.
With the data successfully obtained and organized, users can query and analyze the dataset to determine outcomes for specific Medicare customer types and populations. The datasets are also made available for free through Archimedes’ tools and website.
“Our continued collaboration efforts with organizations like HHS, and its subsidiary agencies, are crucial for us to realize our vision of revolutionizing medicine worldwide through mathematics,” says David Eddy, M.D., Ph.D., Archimedes’ founder. “Our modeling and analytics tools can help researchers, life-science organizations, government agencies, payers, and providers use the data to make informed decisions for the benefit of their constituents. The beauty of ARCHeS PE is that you do not need to be a statistician in order for you to benefit from the data.”
In spite of the importance of healthcare data, it can often be cluttered, confusing, and difficult to navigate. Suffice to say, this is something in need of fixing, and Archimedes is working on doing just that. By making the claims data more easily organized and understandable, it’s allowing researchers and experts to more efficiently sort through the vital statistics and health information they need to provide improved services and better understand the outcomes of particular medication, health conditions, and other such factors. If this news doesn’t make you feel good, the help it provides will the next time you’re ill.
Edited by
Stefania Viscusi
