{"609645":{"#nid":"609645","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Health Economics Lab and $3.3 Million in Funding Coming to Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology and the American College of Radiology\u0026rsquo;s Neiman Institute announced a new five-year, $3.3 million research partnership to establish the Health Economics and Analytics Lab (HEAL) within Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. HEAL will focus on applying big data analytics and artificial intelligence to large-scale medical claims databases \u0026mdash; with a focus on medical imaging \u0026mdash; to better understand how evolving health care delivery and payment models affect patients and providers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The HEAL will provide needed research to inform the national medical imaging policy debate and develop new approaches for improving population health,\u0026rdquo; said Danny R. Hughes, a Georgia Tech professor of economics and executive director of the Neiman Institute, who will lead the lab. \u0026ldquo;Drawing on Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s unparalleled strength in interdisciplinary research, the HEAL is uniquely positioned to exploit the vast stores of medical data now available to ensure we move toward a sustainable health care system.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe center aligns well with Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s core research areas, said President G.P. \u0026ldquo;Bud\u0026rdquo; Peterson.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;At Georgia Tech, one of our fundamental missions is help solve society\u0026rsquo;s most challenging questions,\u0026rdquo; Peterson said. \u0026ldquo;Issues of population health, cost, and access to health care are certainly among the most complicated we face. I am certain Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s strong emphasis on data engineering and public policy will provide a firm foundation for Dr. Hughes and the HEAL team.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe lab will support full-time post-doctorate researchers, graduate research assistants, and affiliated Georgia Tech faculty to produce both methodological and policy-oriented research. A secondary aim of HEAL is to provide training and mentorship to radiologists interested in performing research into health economics and health policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJacqueline Royster, dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, said the center will bring new possibilities for research and collaboration to Georgia Tech and the Neiman Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We are excited by the opportunities HEAL will bring to both organizations,\u0026rdquo; she said. \u0026ldquo;This new lab will benefit from the enormous breadth of top-notch interdisciplinary expertise across Georgia Tech and in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, from economics, public, policy, and data analysis to artificial intelligence, engineering, and computer science.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to financial support, the Neiman Institute will provide HEAL researchers access to their extensive data resources, to include large-scale medical claims databases covering millions of U.S. residents.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This partnership provides a tremendous opportunity to leverage the Neiman Institute\u0026rsquo;s policy expertise with the analytical capabilities of a world-class engineering institution to address the pressing problems of improving population health, increasing access to medical care, and reducing medical costs.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;said Geraldine McGinty, chair of the American College of Radiology\u0026rsquo;s Board of Chancellors.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo arrange an interview with a Neiman Institute spokesperson, contact Nichole Gay at (703) 648-1665 or \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ngay@neimanhpi.org\u0022\u003Engay@neimanhpi.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology and the American College of Radiology\u0026rsquo;s Neiman Institute announced a new five-year, $3 million research partnership to establish the Health Economics and Analytics Lab (HEAL) within Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts. HEAL will focus on applying big data analytics and artificial intelligence to large-scale medical claims databases \u0026mdash; with a focus on medical imaging \u0026mdash; to better understand how evolving health care delivery and payment models affect patients and providers.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The center will research cost and payment models in medical imaging."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2018-08-13 13:14:52","changed_gmt":"2018-08-23 19:04:50","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2018-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2018-08-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"609534":{"id":"609534","type":"image","title":"Atlanta Skyline and Tech Tower","body":null,"created":"1533829493","gmt_created":"2018-08-09 15:44:53","changed":"1538406706","gmt_changed":"2018-10-01 15:11:46","alt":"Atlanta Skyline and Tech Tower","file":{"fid":"232154","name":"atlanta-tech-tower.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta-tech-tower.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/atlanta-tech-tower.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1405517,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/atlanta-tech-tower.jpg?itok=XYH668ee"}},"594793":{"id":"594793","type":"image","title":"Danny Hughes","body":null,"created":"1503421960","gmt_created":"2017-08-22 17:12:40","changed":"1539181733","gmt_changed":"2018-10-10 14:28:53","alt":"Photo portrait of School of Economics professor Danny Hughes","file":{"fid":"226687","name":"DannyHughes_headshot.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DannyHughes_headshot.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DannyHughes_headshot.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":409377,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DannyHughes_headshot.jpg?itok=8YDejniN"}}},"media_ids":["609534","594793"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"}],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71891","name":"Health and Medicine"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLance Wallace\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404.894.7460\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nlance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ENichole Gay\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n703.648.1665\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nngay@neimanhpi.org\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lance.wallace@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}