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PPACA will live or die by data

Data has not been our strong suit in HR, and unless that changes, the PPACA will probably fail.

By Karl Ahlrichs | Updated on August 05, 2013

Right now, data is a big topic – in Washington D.C., in our jobs, and in our lives. It’s about time it became a big topic for us.

We have often played at a disadvantage, those of us in human resources and benefits. Data has not been our strong suit, and unless that changes, the PPACA will probably fail. A key challenge in healthcare is transparency – or a lack thereof – and managing the data is the key competency for the future. Ever heard of reference-based pricing? Data-based transparency tools? Without heavy computing power, you never would.

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