June 2011

Healthcare Data Needs the Narrative To Be Useful

by Trevor Strome June 24, 2011






I find it very enlightening to attend healthcare conferences that are clinician-focused (as opposed to technology-focused), because it is at the clinician-based conferences that we found out how well technology and information management really works in a healthcare setting. At the very least, the clinical point of view provides refreshing candor and insight into areas […]






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Moving Towards Self-Serve Healthcare Analytics and Business Intelligence

by Trevor Strome June 15, 2011






Self-service is commonly identified as a growing trend in the business intelligence (BI) and analytics fields. Many analytics and BI solutions are now starting to tout their self-serve capabilities as the “next generation” in business intelligence and analytics. (At times I may use the terms “business intelligence” and “analytics” interchangeably throughout this article, with the […]






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Mobile Business Intelligence – Best Practices from Tableau

by Trevor Strome June 10, 2011






Mobile devices are revolutionizing healthcare With the increasing proliferation of mobile devices (such as Apple’s iPad tablets), there is an opportunity to literally bring analytics to the bedside with the use of such devices. Providing fingertip access to healthcare providers and administrators will make information truly available when and where it is needed, whether it […]






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Healthcare Informatics – Living Up To Expectations?

by Trevor Strome June 6, 2011






Live from St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada I am attending the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) 2011 Annual Meeting in St John’s, Newfoundland. It is an opportunity for Emergency Medicine physicians from around the country to meet and discuss the issues and challenges that face Emergency Departments today. (Although I am not a physician, I […]






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