Customer data breach is raising concerns for many organizations. A recent incident happened at Target makes it clear that data breaches not only affect the staff group, but higher officials as well. The latest victim is Target's chief executive, Gregg Steinhafel, who...
Health Insurance Form Processing Backlog Running into Thousands
Lingering backlogs of applications for wellness insurance coverage has left American health officials in dilemma. It was disclosed recently that the Massachusetts Health Connector, the independent state agency that helps people find health insurance, had a backlog of...
Internship Program to Develop Job Skills in Students with Special Needs
Young adults and teenagers with special needs face unique challenges. Once they complete high school requirements, it's important that they be equipped with skills that will help them get a job. Training students for jobs and for independent living should be started...
Data Mining Helps in Detection of Epidemic Outbreaks
Epidemic outbreaks that spread rapidly pose serious threats at all times. Its early detection helps in preventing the spread of infectious diseases if there is an outbreak. Latest studies claim that data mining search engines, aggregator websites and social media...
Data Mining – A Costly Affair
Analyzing raw information to try and find useful patterns and trends in it is not easy to accomplish. As new tools and technologies emerge, data mining is becoming an expensive process. There are several costs involved in the process. The data has to be cleaned and...
Advantages of Going Paperless With e-Signature Technology
The main objective of process automation is reducing costs and boosting operational efficiency. As far as hospitals and other healthcare facilities are concerned, automation of processes improves clinical quality and work flow. Baptist Health is a healthcare provider...
Using Data Mining Techniques to Enhance Clinical Decision-making
Various techniques have been introduced in recent years to predict heart disease. Tools and techniques in data mining help to discover hidden patterns and valuable information to help make important decisions. Recent research conducted by a group of Japanese...
Data Mining: A Powerful Tool for Acquiring Business Intelligence
A recent report on Toward Freedom points out that the National Security Agency (NSA) is using data mining techniques to predict events such as political protests, pandemics, and economic crises. Experts are analyzing the US government-collected online data to...
Importance of Data Mining in Fleet Management
Data mining is becoming increasingly important in managing truck fleets. Predictive modeling techniques and data analysis often helps fleet managers manage their data better. For instance, proper data analysis and predictive modeling techniques can be used to...
Data Mining Techniques Used to Study Impact of Immigration on the US Economy
Mining data relating to patents helped researchers determine that immigrants were not stealing the thunder from ethnic Americans. For decades, immigrants have played a vital role in the U.S. labor force and economy at large. Most arrive on H1-B visas that US firms use...