Increasing patient demographic data quality can lead to significant improvements in patient matching systems, a new Sequoia Project report explains.
Through a detailed case study of...
Data registries for implantable medical devices are providing evidence for the importance of unique device identifiers.
Data registries for implantable medical devices such as hip and knee replacement...
By using clinical analytics to scan EHR records from patients in Minnesota, a team of researchers at the Mayo Clinic were able to identify new users of common antidepressant drugs, a prerequisite step...
After announcing a nearly $100 million investment in connecting a series of research networks into a single, massive databank late last year, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is...
The EHR is both the best tool for clinical analytics and also an organization’s biggest challenge. Implementing an EHR is difficult enough, but optimizing the system so it can function at its best...
In any business that relies on the fast-paced, fine-tuned workings of many different skill sets, there are always opportunities for improvement. From retail shops to banks to technology firms,...
Healthcare’s thirst for data analytics is driving some very large investments for some very lucky companies, including Health Catalyst. The data warehousing and analytics firm just locked down $41...
The ICD-10 transition is putting the spotlight on data integrity like never before. Providers worried about meeting the higher standards of detail and specificity in clinical documentation for the...
As we start entering the season for snowballs, it seems appropriate to talk about the rapidly escalating problems that can hurtle out of control from a single misplaced keystroke during patient...
The data warehouse is often seen as the holy grail of analytics tools. A single, centralized, normalized data set containing every piece of information being used to produce reports leaves your...
Without clean, standardized data that can be manipulated, translated, and exchanged when needed, an analytics program has no hope of getting off the ground. After bringing clinical and financial...
