Business
AMGA data warehouse progresses
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Feb. 13, 2006
The American Medical Group Assn. has moved a step closer to building a national data warehouse, announcing Jan. 17 it selected Convergence CT, Honolulu, to build and operate the data warehouse for its subsidiary, Anceta LLC.
The Alexandria, Va.-based association will collect and analyze patient data from members, so they can use the data to measure their quality, economic and operational performance against their peers.
Members that contribute the raw data will have access to their own as well as aggregated data, AMGA said. De-identified data also will be available to employers, hospitals and others for a fee. AMGA has nearly 300 members serving more than 50 million patients annually in both inpatient and outpatient settings, representing 75,000 physicians in 42 states.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2006/02/13/bibf0213.htm.
