Data-Driven Healthcare: : How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry / Madsen, Laura.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madsen, Laura, author.

Series:

Wiley & SAS business series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health insurance--United States--Finance.

Health insurance.

Business intelligence.

Medical economics--United States.

Medical economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

How analytics and BI are transforming the industry

How analytics and business intelligence are transforming the industry

Place of Publication:

Wiley, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Healthcare is changing, and data is the catalyst Data is taking over in a powerful way, and it's revolutionizing the healthcare industry. You have more data available than ever before, and applying the right analytics can spur growth. Benefits extend to patients, providers, and board members, and the technology can make centralized patient management a reality. Despite the potential for growth, many in the industry and government are questioning the value of data in health care, wondering if it's worth the investment. Data-Driven Healthcare: How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry tackles the issue and proves why BI is not only worth it, but necessary for industry advancement. Healthcare BI guru Laura Madsen challenges the notion that data have little value in healthcare, and shows how BI can ease regulatory reporting pressures and streamline the entire system as it evolves. Madsen illustrates how a data-driven organization is created, and how it can transform the industry. Learn why BI is a boon to providers Create powerful infographics to communicate data more effectively Find out how Big Data has transformed other industries, and how it applies to healthcare Data-Driven Healthcare: How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry provides tables, checklists, and forms that allow you to take immediate action in implementing BI in your organization. You can't afford to be behind the curve. The industry is moving on, with or without you. Data-Driven Healthcare: How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry is your guide to utilizing data to advance your operation in an industry where data-fueled growth will be the new norm.

Contents:

What does data mean to you?

What happens when you use data to transform an industry?

How the lack of data standardization impedes data driven healthcare

Adopting your data warehouse for the next step in BI maturity

Creating a data driven healthcare organization

Applying 'big data' to change healthcare

Making data consumable

Data privacy and confidentiality : a brave new world

A call to action.

Notes:

Online resource; Title from title page (viewed October 27, 2014)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

904285346