Reminder: Important Deadlines Approaching for Predictive Analytics Challenge

Participants in AHRQ’s Bringing Predictive Analytics to Healthcare Challenge must submit data use agreements by June 21. Final applications are due June 28. The challenge explores how predictive analytics can be applied to existing databases to forecast trends in healthcare utilization and spending. First-, second- and third-place winners will divide a $225,000 prize pool. Participants must develop a model using predictive analytics and related methods to estimate 2017 hospitalization rates and 2016 average lengths of stay for selected U.S. counties. Access AHRQ’s press release or visit the Predictive Analytics Challenge website.