Case Study
Becoming Proactive on Health Care
CUSTOMER BRIEF Becoming Proactive on Health Care With an analytical approach to preventive health care using JMP ® statistical software, PPG Industries strives to keep workers healthier and more productive, while controlling health care costs Dr. Alberto Colombi, PPG Industries’ Worldwide Corporate Medical Director, had some questions about how best to help PPG employees stay healthy and productive. Among Colombi’s questions was this one: Is there a better approach than the traditional clinical trial for analyzing population health-related data? “Most advancements in health care knowledge are based on the clinical trial,” Colombi says. “The clinical trial is generally a double-blind process, by which some people are given a treat- ment and some are not – and the research