Laurie Hamilton

Director, Research Science and Advanced Analytics

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Laurie specializes in the design and implementation of HEOR and patient journey studies, with an emphasis on programmatic data mining for complex treatment patterns and development of synergistic analytic databases using retrospective claims and EMR data.

Prior to joining Inovalon, Laurie led HEOR analytics teams for Xcenda, with emphasis on real-world evidentiary analytics for the pharmaceutical industry. Laurie has over 25 years of experience with SAS® data management, analytics and quality control applications for both private sector and federal and government consulting.

Laurie also has extensive experience with quality control for primary health care claims data in audit environments, including the CMS audit of the ACA Pre-existing Condition Insurance program. She has supported evaluation projects for the design of strategies for medication adherence measurement programs and evaluation metrics for CMS Quality Measures in Medicare Advantage populations as well as Phase II-III clinical trials.

Laurie holds an MS in zoology from the University of Florida and a BS in psychology from George Washington University.

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Infection, vaccine

Incremental costs associated with length of hospitalization due to viral pneumonia: Impact of intensive care and economic implications of reducing the length of stay in the era of COVID-19

To estimate incremental costs per day of hospitalization for a patient with influenza or viral pneumonia, as a proxy for...

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