Benefits Science Technologies devised software that analyzes data from employee-insurance claims to predict health risks, according to Medical Xpress.
Here are four points:
1. As premiums and deductibles escalate, optimizing healthcare plans is crucial, according to Dimitris Bertsimas, PhD, co-founder and chief scientists, BST.
2. Nearly 200 companies utilize BST software, and the company plans to continue expanding.
3. Through the software, employers can learn if they are sufficiently covering all health issues, or if coverage can be reduced without affecting employee health.
4. Dr. Bertsimas founded BST to fill the predictive-analytics software gap in healthcare.
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