Analytic Recipes℠

Pre-Built Analytic Frameworks for Healthcare Cost Drivers.
Standardized. Repeatable. Continuously evolving.

Beyond Standard Reporting

Many organizations rely on external vendors and predefined reporting packages to analyze healthcare data. While these platforms provide baseline reporting, they rarely surface the underlying drivers behind emerging cost trends.

Analytic Recipes address this gap by delivering structured analytic frameworks that identify cost drivers,

What Analytic Recipes Deliver

Each Recipe includes:

  • Defined cohort and attribution logic

  • Structured claims-based measures and dimensions

  • Financial impact modeling

  • Utilization and risk segmentation analysis

  • Clear decision pathways for benefit or program intervention

Designed for enterprise governance, Recipes can be deployed within existing data environments — platform agnostic and configurable to organizational standards.

Deployment Approach

Analytic Recipes are designed for structured deployment within your enterprise data environment. Each framework installs as a governed analytic model—aligned to your platform, standards, and reporting tools.

Designed for Enterprise Healthcare Teams

Analytic Recipes support organizations that need structured, deployable analytics on emerging cost and clinical domains — without vendor dependency or custom rebuilds.

Health Plans & Payers (Including TPAs)

Deploy standardized analytic frameworks across employer groups and lines of business to evaluate emerging cost drivers such as GLP-1 utilization, maternal mental health, or ER redirection.

Analytic Recipes enable payers to:

  • Rapidly analyze new healthcare trends across covered populations

  • Benchmark utilization and cost exposure

  • Support underwriting, employer reporting, and value-based strategy

  • Maintain analytic control within enterprise governance standards

Employers

Move beyond static carrier reports and vendor dashboards by installing structured analytics directly within your own data environment.

Analytic Recipes enable employers to:

  • Analyze high-cost categories without custom vendor development

  • Validate trend drivers independently

  • Model intervention impact before investing in new programs

  • Strengthen renewal and vendor performance discussions with defensible data

Point Solution Providers

Demonstrate program value using structured, claims-based analytic frameworks deployed within client environments.

Analytic Recipes enable solution providers to:

  • Evaluate impact in high-priority clinical domains

  • Align reporting with payer and employer standards

  • Reduce friction during procurement and renewal conversations

  • Support scalable, repeatable client analytics

Deployment-Ready Analytic Domains

The Analytic Recipes series evolves alongside healthcare market dynamics, with new deployment-ready frameworks added as emerging cost drivers shift. These frameworks are available across a growing set of high-priority healthcare domains.

August 12, 2025, 12:00 ET

Analytic Recipe #8: A New Perspective: Migraines and Pharmacogenomics

Migraines drive significant healthcare costs and productivity loss for employers and health plans, often compounded by medication cycling, ER visits, and complex comorbidities.

Health Analytics Connect’s Migraine-Focused Analytic Recipe™ uses claims-based analytics to identify gaps in care and determine when pharmacogenomics (PGx) may be clinically and financially appropriate. By starting with data—not testing—employers can target smarter interventions, improve care pathways, and measure real impact.

Authors:
Mary Henderson, PhD, Principal & Co-Founder
Denise Zeman, Principal & Co-Founder

Clinical Contributor
Kelly Chillingworth, BS Pharm, RPh, MHA/Ed
Managing Partner, Integrity Rx Partners

March 2025, 12:00 ET

Analytic Recipe #7: The Rising Cost of ER

Emergency Room (ER) visits are placing increasing financial pressure on employer-sponsored health plans, now representing roughly 6% of total plan spending. The rise is driven by two key factors: growing utilization and higher costs per visit. Nationwide, ER visits per capita continue to climb, often due to limited access to primary care. At the same time, billing at higher acuity levels, expanded diagnostic testing, and rising hospital charges are pushing per-visit costs upward.

For employees — especially those enrolled in high-deductible health plans — this trend can mean significant and unpredictable out-of-pocket expenses.

Health Analytics Connect (HAC) helps employers address these challenges by leveraging de-identified claims data, advanced analytics, and targeted reporting tools to identify cost drivers, benchmark utilization, and guide strategic benefit design. By improving visibility into ER trends and promoting lower-cost care alternatives when appropriate, employers can better manage costs while supporting employee health and financial well-being.

Author(s):

Mary Henderson, PhD, Principal & Co-Founder
Scott Guichard, Principal & Co-Founder
Denise Zeman, Principal & Co-Founder

September 3, 2024, 12:00 ET

Analytic Recipe #5: Exploring the Interplay of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Mental Health

Health Analytic Connect is proud to introduce Analytic Recipe #5, focusing on the critical connection between Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders and mental health. This latest release dives deep into the intricate relationship between chronic MSK conditions and mental health, shedding light on how these intertwined issues drive healthcare costs and impact patient outcomes. By leveraging advanced data analytics, Analytic Recipe #5 offers actionable insights for employers and health plans, helping them better understand the financial and clinical implications of these comorbidities. This comprehensive analysis equips organizations with the tools to identify cost-saving opportunities and implement targeted interventions, reinforcing our commitment to delivering data-driven solutions that support informed decision-making and improved health outcomes.

Author(s):

Mary Henderson, PhD, Principal & Co-Founder
Denise Zeman, Principal & Co-Founder
Jon Rimbach, Principal & Co-Founder

April 1, 2024, 12:00 ET

Analytic Recipe #4: Harnessing Data Analytics to Combat PAD

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) affects 7% of the U.S. population, driven by rising diabetes, obesity, and hypertension rates. PAD leads to severe health consequences, including amputation and higher mortality rates. The condition is costly, particularly for patients with multiple chronic conditions, with healthcare expenses five times higher than for those with PAD alone. Effective management requires early diagnosis and comprehensive treatment. Strategic data analytics can improve PAD care by identifying risks, optimizing resource use, and personalizing interventions. A collaborative, data-driven approach can enhance patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs.

Author(s):

Denise Zeman, Principal & Co-Founder
Mary Henderson, PhD, Principal & Co-Founder
Jon Rimbach, Principal & Co-Founder

December 5, 2023, 12:00 ET

Analytic Recipe #3: Unmasking the Vape Cloud: Navigating the Impact of Vaping on Employers, Health Insurance, and Data Analytics

Explore the critical findings of 'Unmasking the Vape Cloud,' a study diving into the multifaceted impact of vaping on employer-sponsored health plans, financial burdens, and health risks. Discover how increased healthcare costs, workplace productivity challenges, and underreporting in insurance claims are reshaping how employers address vaping. Learn about the vital role of data analytics in navigating these challenges and the importance of targeted health initiatives.

Author(s):

Denise Zeman, Principal & Co-Founder
Kevin O'Mara, Principal & Co-Founder
Joulan Wu, Principal & Co-Founder

October 19, 2023 12:00 ET

Analytic Recipe #2: Childhood Obesity in the United States: A Complex Challenge Requiring Multifaceted Solutions

Childhood obesity has emerged as a critical public health concern in the United States, affecting millions of children and posing severe health risks. Alarming statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveal a distressing threefold increase in childhood obesity rates over the past three decades, and this upward trend shows no signs of slowing down. Currently, over 20% of children between the ages of 2 and 19 grapple with the challenges of obesity, but the prevalence is not uniform. It varies dramatically across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines, making it a complex issue that demands multifaceted solutions.

Author(s):

Kevin O’Mara, Principal & Co-Founder, Health Analytics Connect
Mary Henderson, PhD, Principal & Co-Founder, Health Analytics Connect
Denise Zeman, Principal & Co-Founder, Health Analytics Connect

September 22, 2023, 12:00 ET

Analytic Recipe #1: Analysis of Rising Pharmacy Costs and Trends in GLP-1/SGLT-2 Drug Utilization

This research report investigates the escalating pharmacy costs within the healthcare industry, focusing on the substantial increase in allowed pharmacy per member per month (PMPM) expenditures associated with GLP-1 and SGLT-2 drugs. These medications, initially designed for diabetes management, are now gaining popularity as practical tools for weight loss. Our study reveals a 16% rise in allowed pharmacy PMPM over the last two study periods, with GLP-1 and SGLT-2 drugs responsible for more than 40% of the net overall pharmacy trend. This report examines these drugs' demographic and usage patterns within different cohorts and sub-cohorts, highlighting the potential implications for healthcare costs and patient care.

Author(s):

Scott Guichard, Principal & Co-Founder
Mary Henderson, PhD, Principal & Co-Founder
Joulan Wu, Principal & Co-Founder
Denise Zeman, Principal & Co-Founder

August 4, 2023 12:00 ET

The Hollywood Diet

Recent research from Health Analytics Connect highlights the rapid growth of GLP-1 and SGLT-2 medications originally developed for diabetes but now widely used for weight loss. Over the past two years, spending among overweight or obese (non-diabetic) individuals increased nearly 800%, with claimants rising more than 900%. These drugs—often costing over $1,000 per month and frequently prescribed long term—are now a major driver of pharmacy trend, with GLP-1 and SGLT-2 therapies accounting for nearly half of recent pharmacy cost growth. Despite this surge, adoption remains relatively low (11% of the overweight/obese population and 28% of the diabetic population), signaling significant expansion potential and sustained financial impact for employers and health plans.

Author(s):

Scott Guichard, Principal & Co-Founder
Mary Henderson, Ph.D., Principal & Co-Founder
Denise Zeman, Principal & Co-Founder