Data and information management

As sci-fi author William Gibson said, the future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed.

Organizations that focus their efforts in six key areas will be far ahead of other businesses at this time next year, says PwC.

The new product is designed to be coupled with Neurotrack’s Imprint Memory Assessment, which is delivered via a mobile app.

There is an urgent need for organizations to identify and nurture “agents of transformation,” a new breed of technology professionals who can drive innovation.

New data quality management practices, data discovery techniques and predictive and prescriptive analytics tools will be among the top trends impacting analytics and business intelligence.

Across the industry, carriers report that basic third-party data capabilities are common and that pilot activity is high.

Machine learning adoption has been growing at a rapid pace, and there is no end in sight. Recent forecasts say pilots and implementations, as well as investments, will increase 400 percent by 2021.

Aetna has signed on to the Synaptic Health Alliance, a group started by Humana and four other insurers earlier this year and which is also adding hospitals.

Despite the strong and inherently negative narrative around the impact on jobs, the bulk of the impact from the automation of work through AI will result in a 'displacement' of work not a 'replacement' of work.

Insurers want to use advanced analytics and data to fight fraud, but are going through growing pains in laying a tech groundwork.