Apr 12, 2013, 11:00 AM, Posted by
Nancy Barrand
In a recent post in The Health Care Blog, Archimedes Founder David Eddy, MD, makes a strong case for the new Global Cardiovascular Risk score (GCVR), because it will keep providers more focused on preventing disease and give them a more accurate and meaningful target to shoot for to keep patients healthy. This project, to test the merits of a new way to measure the health outcomes of patients with heart disease and diabetes, is an example of a truly disruptive innovation that could be a real game-changer for measuring quality. Read Dr. Eddy’s full post below.
-Nancy Barrand
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Apr 9, 2013, 4:18 PM, Posted by
Beth Toner
Wall Street Journal reporter Laura Landro’s recent interview with a front-line doctor underscores why we need more meaningful ways to measure quality. Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Victor Montori, who specializes in treating people with chronic illnesses, says health care systems and doctors are not being rewarded for preventing disease and instead pressured to satisfy measures that mean little for patients or health.
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Nov 20, 2012, 10:15 AM, Posted by
Pioneer Blog Team
By Patrick van der Valk, member of the Archimedes team
This blog entry was originally posted to HealthData.gov on October 29, 2012.
The Archimedes Healthcare Simulator (ARCHeS) is a Software-as-a-Service (SAAS) solution that provides health experts access to the Archimedes Model, via a web portal, to answer complex health care questions. The Archimedes Model is a full-scale computer simulation model of human physiology, diseases, behaviors, interventions and health care systems. Through advanced methods of mathematics, computing, and data systems, the Model enables users to run clinically realistic virtual trials that drive better decisions in health and economic outcomes research, comparative effectiveness research, and program and policy design and utilization.
ARCHeS (video and explanation), which launched in May 2011 under a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, allows users to run their own virtual trial by setting up populations, eligibility criteria, standard or custom interventions, and care processes. Users submit their query to the Archimedes Model through the ARCHeS Setup Tool to be queued for a simulation. The Model performs calculations to simulate each person in the population and delivers a dataset via the Archimedes Outcomes Analyzer (AOA) within 24 hours. The AOA allows users to see health and economic outcomes and explore different combinations of interventions and outcomes.
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