WellPoint will be using the system internally for its nurses and clinicians who handle utilization management, the process by which health insurers determine which treatments are fair, appropriate and efficient and, in turn, what it will cover.
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Fortunately, much as virtualization enabled companies to improve their server utilization, new cloud management tools enable companies to optimize their public cloud usage, improving utilization and reducing cost.
Management expects fab utilization to reach the low to mid 60s during the fourth quarter and the low to mid 70s by the fourth quarter of next year.
In fact, GAAP standards are now so intricate and complicated that their utilization is fraught with pitfalls for both management and investors.
If the government wanted to regulate, they could demand an annual report on each patient they support, giving the actual utilization, health care outcomes and proof of appropriate management of common illnesses, immunizations and cancer screening.
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Enterprise CIOs should consider the cost and labor saving benefits of public clouds when used with cloud management services that analyze potential cost spiral issues, utilization issues, and security vulnerabilities.
The Lewin study also "found evidence of lower emergency room utilization and improved access to physician services" from "care management programs" for Medicaid patients with asthma, diabetes, heart problems and mental health disorders.
However, because of the maturity of their technology and management infrastructure, mainframe and Unix server deployments are able to run at higher utilization levels.
And yet, getting more out of power-management and cooling systems represents only a small part of the real problem, which is IT infrastructure utilization.
Increased efficiency results from the standardization, better resource allocation and utilization, simplified and automated provisioning processes, and overall operational efficiency improvements in the automation of all aspects of IT management.
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