Most (But not all) AMCs Provide Better Care

By Josh Gray: Vice President, Analytic Services at Health Data Analytics Institute Written with Diana Homsy: Senior Manager, Analytic Services at Health Data Analytics Institute We recently wrote about the overall positive performance of academic medical centers (AMCs). On an actual to expected basis, AMCs have 13% lower 30-day post admission mortality and 14% longer […]
Using AI to support a nursing program for patients with advanced illness

Houston Methodist Coordinated Care (HMCC) is the largest Medicare ACO in Houston, Texas with approximately 54,000 attributed Medicare patients.
Why LLMs Alone Aren’t Enough: The Case for Hybrid AI in Clinical Decision Support

By David Clain, HDAI Chief Product Officer and VP Corporate Strategy and Dr. Scott Cullen HDAI Senior Advisor In the rush to implement AI solutions in healthcare, many organizations are turning to Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT-4 to summarize patient charts, generate clinical notes, and support decision- making. While these tools show remarkable capabilities, we’re […]
How to improve clinical workflows with AI chart summaries and risk predictions

“Let’s build something new and interesting. Really, the focus, especially in health care, needs to be with understanding deeply what the actual problems are that physicians, other clinicians, and operational leaders at health systems face today and build around those leveraging these new technologies, not trying to fit the technology to a problem that isn’t […]
Stefan Weitz, experienced healthcare investor and entrepreneur, joins HDAI board of directors

Distributed by PRNewswire BOSTON, MA, March 20, 2025 – Today, Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI), a HealthTech company focused on addressing the US’s looming healthcare crisis with actionable, responsible AI tools, announced the appointment of Stefan Weitz to the company’s board of directors. Stefan Weitz, currently CEO and co-founder of HumanX and a veteran of […]
Advanced illness patients

Advanced illness patients represent only about 6.5% of the Medicare population yet they drive the majority of cost, utilization, and negative outcomes, specifically about 35% of adverse events, 50% of readmissions, and more than half of inpatient deaths. Predictive models help to identify these specific patients early on in their hospital journey. This enables proactive clinical […]
Readmissions and physician shortage

Readmissions have become a challenge for many health systems and difficult for patients and their families. AI and predictive analytics play an important role in identifying these patients in real-time before they leave the hospital, enabling proactive, personalized care that can keep them healthy at home and reduce future readmissions. Video by Nassib Chamoun https://vimeo.com/1056025533/2124643300%20 Full […]
Patients Have a Better Chance of Surviving at Academic Medical Centers

By Josh Gray: Vice President, Analytic Services at Health Data Analytics Institute Written with Diana Homsy: Senior Manager, Analytic Services at Health Data Analytics Institute Your odds of surviving a hospitalization at an academic medical center are better – but you’ll stay longer. Our team at Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) recently compared performance at […]
Houston Methodist and HDAI speak to the promise of AI for addressing the healthcare crisis at the first annual HumanX conference in Las Vegas

Distributed by PRNewswire LAS VEGAS, March 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — C-suite leaders from Houston Methodist and Health Data Analytics Institute (HDAI) will be speaking at HumanX, discussing how AI can play a pivotal role in addressing the looming hospital capacity crisis and out of control healthcare expenses, while also improving quality and reducing epidemic levels of clinician burnout. […]
Hospital CEO Advice

What straightforward tactic should clinical and operational leaders consider to make an impact on mortality and readmissions in fairly short order? Prioritize appointments within 7-14 days of discharge for high-risk patients. Watch this video as HDAI’s CEO Nassib Chamoun shares an example of how this strategy is working at a major academic medical center. Video […]