By crunching data, Missoula tech firm Upstream Research gains traction in health care industry

An upstart analytics company http://upstreamresearch.com/ approaching its first year of business continues to gain traction in the health care industry by harnessing data to head off a growing list of preventable diseases.

If governments use the application to its full capacity, company founder Alex Philp said this week, the savings could substantially trim the nation’s $3 trillion costs in addressing health-related issues.

"We’re focusing on health care analytics, specifically the prevention of disease," said Philp, a Missoula-based entrepreneur. "The idea is to go upstream in the epidemiology of the disease to areas where you have preventable opportunities."

By Martin Kidston/MISSOULA CURRENT

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