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Introduction--Stephanie Guerlain and Eva K. Lee
Pages 79-80

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... competitiveness in the international economy. The medical and health care industries are fragmented and complex, have multiple stakeholders, and must accommodate dynamic, rapidly changing pro cesses.
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... Lucila Ohno-Machado, the second speaker, focuses on the technical aspects of calibrating measurements in medical decision support models and the implications of using un-calibrated models to make health carerelated predictions. The third speaker, Genevieve Melton, reviews classes of detection systems for adverse effects, describes some recent advances, and highlights technical challenges.
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