Featured Dashboards Articles
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Sale Of PilotFish's Database On Dark Web Could Compromise HIT Clients
8/30/2016
Risks for healthcare providers are at an alarming level. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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The Data Scientist Dilemma – 6 Signs You Need Self-Service Data Prep
8/29/2016
When it comes down to it, what industry has a greater need to transform data into actionable intelligence than healthcare? From clinical analysis for decision making about patient treatment and preventative care, to operational analysis for revenue cycle management and patient experience, making data-driven decisions in healthcare is high stakes. By Frank Moreno, VP of Product Marketing, Datawatch
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Comparative Analytics And BI Solutions: What's The Difference?
8/25/2016
Healthcare organizations face numerous business challenges including concerns over processing times, denial rates, cash flow, and alternative payment models, to name a few. As organizations identify areas in which to focus their efforts and maximize performance, a growing number are investing in business intelligence (BI) solutions featuring comparative analytics so they have the ability to identify areas of the business in which improvements will offer the greatest ROI.
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Predictive Analytics Can Help Coordinate Care
8/23/2016
Medalogix founder Dan Hogan weighs in on the role of predictive analytics. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Lost Devices And Healthcare Data Leakage, Two Sides Of The Same Coin?
8/23/2016
Healthcare professionals are more reliant on mobile devices than ever, with laptops, tablets, and smartphones quickly obviating the need for paper records. While a boon to productivity, mobile devices have also increased the risk of data leakage. Cloud-based EHR systems and adoption of productivity apps like Office 365 have made large volumes of patient data and claims information readily accessible from loss and theft prone mobile devices.
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HIT Costs Rose 40% Per Physician Since 2009
8/19/2016
Healthcare technology costs now top $32,500 per physician. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Heal Thyself — Preventing Viruses And Ransomware Attacks
8/19/2016
Healthcare professionals need to spend time focusing on patient care, not technology. They need mission-critical applications to just work — quickly and reliably. Unfortunately, IT wellness, so to speak, faces a new and growing threat, one that can cripple entire healthcare organizations, impact patient care, and lead to costly system repairs. That threat is ransomware and related malware.
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Moving Data To Where It Needs To Be In Healthcare
8/17/2016
Napoleon is widely considered a brilliant leader and battle strategist. Yet, despite an arsenal of advantages including better arms, the regularity of higher force concentrations, and the superior chess-like maneuverability of his armies across European battlefields, Napoleon eventually fell.
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Data Analytics: Where We Are Vs. Where We Should Be (And How to Get There!)
8/16/2016
As healthcare continues to shift to a value-based care model, organizations are forced to identify where costs can be cut and care improvements can be made. While there are a number of data analytics solutions that can help healthcare institutions with these efforts, significant headway can still be made when we look at where we currently are with leveraging analytics versus where we could (and should) be. By Nora Lissy, RN, BSN, MBA, director of healthcare information, Dimensional Insight
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Improving The Decision-Making Process Through Behavioral Analytics
8/12/2016
Because no matter how brilliant or logical a strategy may seem in the abstract, if it doesn’t translate into the desired behaviors from the people being targeted it’s not going to have the desired effect. Here’s an example of how behavioral analytics are being used in healthcare to improve patient (and population) health, reduce hospital events including admissions, readmissions, and ER utilization, increase patient satisfaction, and lower the cost of care. By Dave Hom, Chief Evangelist, SCIO Health Analytics