How Tactical Use of Analytics Helps Achieve Strategic Performance Goals

by Trevor Strome March 30, 2010






There is no doubt that executive or strategic dashboards can be considered the “sexy” healthcare Business Intelligence (BI) application of today (that is, until predictive analytics tools begin to proliferate). In fact, many posts on this website will be dedicated to ensuring that analytic applications help communicate and track progress on organizational strategies. Well deployed […]






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Peering Into the Future – Predictive Healthcare Analytics

by Trevor Strome March 24, 2010






There has been plenty of discussion lately about “predictive analytics”. Wikipedia defines predictive analytics as, “a variety of techniques from statistics, data mining and game theory that analyze current and historical facts to make predictions about future events.” Business Intelligence (BI) vendors interested in acquiring (or enhancing) predictive analytics technologies hope that predictive analytics will become […]






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What Is Healthcare Analytics?

by Trevor Strome March 14, 2010






Healthcare is in the midst of an “information revolution”. Healthcare organizations are rapidly adopting information systems to improve both business operations and clinical care. Many classes of information systems are emerging in the healthcare domain, ranging from electronic medical records (EMRs), specialty care software, to supply chain management systems. At the same time, healthcare organizations […]






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Are Dashboards an “Elegant” BI Solution for Healthcare?

by Trevor Strome March 1, 2010






In a relatively recent article on b-eye-network.com (http://www.b-eye-network.com/view/10438), Scott Wanless outlines the qualities of “elegant” healthcare business intelligence solutions. According to Wanless, an applications of business intelligence to the healthcare healthcare domain can be considered elegant if it: Adds value at any time – immediately and in the future. Adds value in any economy – […]






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How are scorecards and dashboards different?

by Trevor Strome February 14, 2010






The terms “scorecard” and “dashboard” are very often used interchangeably, even though practice may be viewed as technically incorrect by “purists”. One of the best descriptions of the difference between the two terms comes from Wayne Eckerson’s book “Performance Dashboards – Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing your Business.” The main difference between a scorecard and dashboard […]






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Welcome to HealthcareAnalytics.info

by Trevor Strome January 12, 2010






Welcome to HealthcareAnalytics.info, a website dedicated to the topic of how analytics can be applied to improve healthcare quality and management. The site will consist of a series of how-to articles, case studies, resources, and references relating to the use of analytics to drive data-based decision making in both the operational and clinical realms of […]






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