Tim's WhatMatters Blog 

As the movie 'Moneyball' hits theaters, we realize healthcare might learn a few things from professional sports when it comes to using advanced data to measure complex outcomes.

A client of mine twenty years ago told me healthcare was nothing but an information business, occasionally interrupted by the laying of hands on the patient to do something. The difference is that automation and digitization turn our mounds of data into functional assets, assets that can be converted into money and value. We've seen this evolution in other industries and can consequently see the phases of change that we face in the coming future.