Cost, profitability and value of laboratory diagnostics: in God we trust, all others bring data

'In God we trust, all others (must) bring data'.

"In God we trust; all others bring data".

My last several columns reflected upon the paucity of rigorous scientific methodology used to generate evidence in support of the positive outcomes reported by pharmacists’ direct patient care services. I have received both positive and negative comments about these pieces. I continue to encourage readers to supply examples of literature reflecting pharmacists’ actions and will reflect upon one...

In God We Trust. All Others Must Bring Data. - W. Edwards Deming. Using Word Embeddings to Recognize Idioms

Expressions, such as add fuel to the fire, can be interpreted literally or idiomatically depending on the context they occur in. Many Natural Language Processing applications could improve their performance if idiom recognition were improved. Our approach is based on the idea that idioms violate cohesive ties in local contexts, while literal expressions do not. We propose two approaches: 1) Com...

How can we enhance the value of laboratory tests?

Today, the pressures on the healthcare systems for the controlling of the costs are extreme and all sectors try to demonstrate the value of their services by justifying the activities and expenditures so the value can be describe in terms like quality, efficiency, effectiveness, patient satisfaction, cost effectiveness .The value of the lab testing is generally directed to their costs and the c...

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