Tag Archives: information sharing

Agristats and possible chicken supply coordination

Posted on February 25, 2017 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (February 15,2017) titled “Is the Chicken Industry Rigged” describes the increasing profits for chicken manufacturers and a lawsuit about possible coordination. The industry participants subscribe to an information sharing service, Agristats, owned by Eli Lilly, that … Continue reading →

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Tracking Emergency Room patients across hospitals to decrease costs and improve care

Posted on April 19, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek (April 7,2014) titled “Hospitals share data to prevent ER abusers”, describes an effort in Washington state to pool data regarding ER patient treatments to prevent wasteful spending. With 20% of patients accounting for over 4 ER … Continue reading →

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