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Making Business Intelligence Effective
Nov 23rd, 2016The need to use a wide range of sources of healthcare data forces both providers and health plans to look at their data and technology investments in innovative ways. This innovation is necessary to gain maximum return on investment for BI initiatives. Healthcare business intelligence (BI) can help organizations use data to improve quality of […]
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Using Data to Achieve the Triple Aim
Nov 16th, 2016The triple aim of healthcare is to achieve good quality of care, low costs and improved population health. It was a term dubbed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in 2008 when it created a framework for optimizing health system performance by simultaneously focusing on the health of a population, the experience of care for […]
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CMA 16: Spotlight on Healthcare Consumerism
Nov 8th, 2016Hosted in Nashville, Tennessee—the U.S healthcare industry capital—emids’ annual Healthcare Summit & CMA Celebration is a two-day networking and thought leadership event that brings together leading executives from the industry to explore critical issues shaping healthcare today. The invite-only event is attended by more than 150 executives representing more than 90 companies across the healthcare […]
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The Benefits of BA/QA Integration
Nov 2nd, 2016Healthcare organizations are using Agile development practices to speed time-to-market and improve efficiencies across the development process with the goal of better quality software. To overcome entrenched silos of employees and processes and better manage multi-vendor outsourcing strategies, many companies are utilizing BA/QA integration. Along with improving efficiencies along the process and helping companies make […]
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Overcoming Silos in Clinical Data
Oct 26th, 2016The conclusions healthcare companies are able to draw from quality data can influence decisions about patient care and have the potential to help improve the health of community populations. But there are some obstacles in the way of harnessing the wealth of data found in electronic health records (EHRs). Quality of data—Whether the data collected […]
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What Causes Low Business Intelligence ROI?
Oct 19th, 2016Understanding causes of low BI ROI in healthcare can help you make better BI decisions. Below is a list to get you started: Data Silos: Fragmented information lies in various EHRs, which limits data that is extracted for analysis. High setup and maintenance costs: Choosing an expensive BI solution for your company, especially for small […]