Chronic lung disease patients navigate COVID-19 aided by SAS analytics

Health organization’s data transformed into valuable insights to improve quality of life for COPD sufferers

More than 320 million people worldwide suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition causing severe chest and breathing problems. As the coronavirus pandemic quickly escalated, a collaboration with analytics leader SAS helped the COPD Foundation use its data to measure impact to this vulnerable population and develop critical resources and programs.