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Leading Indicators and COVID-19

Leading indicators provide clues about the future. They are a great way to predict the near-term future. Using their access to claims and clinical data, the healthcare analytics company Cotiviti is able to find clues… 

The Impact of Re-Opening Now for Tennessee

On April 27th, the state of Tennessee began re-opening. This has started small, with restaurants and retail being allowed to open for business at 50% capacity. Could a second wave of exponential growth begin again… 

Too Early to Re-Open the Country?

While the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States was increasing by an order of magnitude every week just one month ago, social distancing measures have slowed the growth rate significantly. In March, the… 

Number One with a Bullet

Billboard Magazine charts popular music rankings in its Hot 100 list. The term “with a bullet” means that the record’s popularity is accelerating in terms of sales or airtime. The term has a less than… 

Can We Learn Something from Italy?

In my last post, I wrote that evidence points to a peak in new Coronavirus cases in Italy. Today, there was a new record set for new cases reported in a day for the European… 

Is Italy’s Curve Starting to Flatten?

Outside of China, no country has come close to matching the number of Coronavirus cases than Italy. As of March 17th, it has 31,506. It has also had a high death rate, currently 7.9%, with…