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IndianaaddressesadrugabusecrisiswithSAPHANA
PostedbyMicheleHovetinSAPforPublicSectoron24Feb201622:59:31
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Isitanepidemicoracrisis?Eithertermlikelyapplies.Drugoverdosesarenowtheleadingcauseofaccidental
deathintheUnitedStatesandheroinoverdosesaccountformorethanhalfofthosedeaths.AccordingtotheCDC44
peopledieeveryday.
Governors,MayorsandCountyManagersacrosstheUSaremeetingtodiscusstheproblemandlookforsolutions.
PresidentObamahasproposed$1.1Binhisbudgettocombattheissue.
HerearetwoRouteFiftyarticlesworthreadingonthesubject:
LackofFundingLimitsCountyOfficials'AbilitytoFightSubstanceAbuseCrisis
Governors,CountyLeadersGatherinD.C.for2016WinterMeetings
TheStateofIndianaisalsotryingtotackletheproblem.TheycontinuetoutilizetheirSAPHANAPlatformand
PredictiveAnalyticstodevelopmoreusecases.YoumaybefamiliarwiththeInfantMortalityUsecasefrom2015.
NowthefocusisontheOpiateEpidemic.
Anexecutiveorderwascreatedtofocusontheproblem.TheStateofIndianasDrugcrisistearsapartfamiliesand
imposesanoverwhelmingburdenonthemedicalcommunity,socialservices,andtheStateasawhole.From1999to
2009,Indianasawa500%increaseintherateofdrugoverdosedeaths.GovernorMikePenceiscommittedto
reversingthisdangeroustrendofdrugabuse.TheManagementandPerformanceHub(MPH)programhasdeveloped
acomprehensive,enterprisewide,datadrivenmanagementsystemtohelpgaininsightintotheDrugAbusecrisis.
IndianaMPHstaffaretacklingtheissueusingcrimelabdrugdatafromacrossthestatefromtoseenewcorrelationsin
druguseovertimeandfindinsightintocrime.TheMPHusestheSAPHANAplatformtogetherwithSAPPredictive
Analyticssoftwaretogaina360degreeviewoftheproblemandapproachitinnewandinnovativeways.Byquickly
aggregatingandanalyzingdata,thestateisabletovisualizetheproblemandinfluencechangethatwillsaveHoosier
lives.
GovLooprecentlywroteablogabouttheeffortandshowshowusingdataandvisualanalyticscanstarttomakea
difference:
https://www.govloop.com/fightingtheopioidepidemic/

Indianacanseethingsnowthattheycouldnotseebeforeutilizingthedata.Theyhavefoundsomecounties
thatdon'thaveenoughclosebyfacilitiestohelpwithrecovery,andtheyalsowereabletocorrelatehighlevel
ofdrugstorerobberiessurroundingthehighusecounties.Indianaisjuststartingthejourneytoseeabetter
pictureoftheproblem.Fromthistheywillproposepolicyandbudgetproposalsonhowtocombatthecrisis.
LetusknowifyouwanttolearnmoreorifyouwanttoknowhowtoutilizeSAPHANAandSAPPredictive
Analyticsasaplatformforyourgovernmentorganization.

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