Wise Practitioner - Text Analytics Interview Series: Dirk Van Hyfte at InterSystems Corporation - Analytical Worlds Blog - Predictive Analytics and Text Analytics - by Eric Siegel, Ph.D.

In anticipation of his upcoming conference co-presentation, Personalized Medicine and Text Analytics at Text Analytics World Chicago, June 21-22, 2016, we asked Dirk Van Hyfte, Senior Advisor for Biomedical Informatics at InterSystems Corporation, a few questions about his work in text analytics. Q: In your work with text analytics, what behavior or outcome do your models predict? A: To support the shift from reactive to pro-active medicine we look for patients who are at risk to develop Sepsis, Hepatitis C and Delirium. In the area of Behavioral Health we support harm reduction projects. Q: How does text analytics deliver value at your organization – what is one specific way in which it actively drives decisions or operations?