<s>
Health	B-General_Concept
care	I-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
health	O
care	O
analysis	O
activities	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
undertaken	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
data	O
collected	O
from	O
four	O
areas	O
within	O
healthcare	O
;	O
claims	O
and	O
cost	O
data	O
,	O
pharmaceutical	O
and	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
(	O
R&D	O
)	O
data	O
,	O
clinical	O
data	O
(	O
collected	O
from	O
electronic	B-Application
medical	I-Application
records	I-Application
(	O
EHRs	B-Application
)	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
patient	O
behavior	O
and	O
sentiment	O
data	O
(	O
patient	O
behaviors	O
and	O
preferences	O
,	O
(	O
retail	O
purchases	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Health	B-General_Concept
care	I-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
growing	O
industry	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
expected	O
to	O
grow	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
$31	O
billion	O
by	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Health	B-General_Concept
care	I-General_Concept
analytics	I-General_Concept
allows	O
for	O
the	O
examination	O
of	O
patterns	O
in	O
various	O
healthcare	O
data	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
determine	O
how	O
clinical	O
care	O
can	O
be	O
improved	O
while	O
limiting	O
excessive	O
spending	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Increasing	O
vertical	O
integration	O
in	O
both	O
public	O
and	O
private	O
sector	O
providers	O
has	O
created	O
massive	O
databases	O
of	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
records	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ACA	O
has	O
provided	O
Medicare	O
and	O
Medicaid	O
incentives	O
to	O
providers	O
to	O
adopt	O
EHR	B-Application
's	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
enforce	O
compliance	O
with	O
regulations	O
,	O
the	O
government	O
can	O
use	O
incentives	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
under	O
the	O
ACA	O
for	O
Medicare	O
and	O
Medicaid	O
to	O
use	O
electronic	B-Application
health	I-Application
records	I-Application
.	O
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