How Big Data Helped Cut Emergency Room Visits by 10 Percent

Starting in the summer of 2012, Washington ERs began tracking patients in a mandatory, statewide database. Data (PDF) released last week show that the approach appears to be working.

By Karen Weise

Full Story: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-03-25/how-big-data-helped-cut-emergency-room-visits-by-10-percent#r=hp-ls