Americans spend more on healthcare than the citizens of any other industrialized country, whether it’s measured in total spending, per capita spending, or as a percentage of GDP. And the rate of growth is similarly remarkable. By 2016, healthcare spending in the U.S. is expected to double from 2 to 4 trillion dollars which equates […]
Posts Tagged ‘data governance’
Healthcare Data Modeling Governance
I participated in a webinar/panel discussion last week hosted by Dataversity on Data Modeling Governance, which was well attended and lively. The focus was on governance of Data Models and the Data Modeling environment (e.g., tools, model repositories, standards). Data Modeling Governance is supported by Data Governance – and Data Governance benefits significantly from Data […]
Business Insight Requires Vision and Analytics
Perficient’s award-wining IBM Business Analytics practice is a Gold sponsor of Vision 2013. During the conference our subject matter and industry experts will be on-hand to discuss how Perficient helps our clients leverage accurate, timely and integrated information to transform information into actionable intelligence that provides insight, drives planning and improves performance. Our experience with […]
Learn How Mission Health is Using Data to Improve Quality of Care
With Perficient’s help Mission Health is leveraging IBM’s master data management (MDM) to build a scalable, accurate foundation around its most critical data to support critical business processes across the enterprise – information about patients, providers, facilities, organizations, employees and more. Watch this webcast and learn how Mission Health is using Big Data and Analytics […]
Perficient & IBM – Making an Impact in 2013
Perficient is Showcasing Our Award-Winning IBM SOA, BPM, and Mobile Solutions & Services at IBM’s Impact 2013 Conference Perficient is a gold sponsor of Impact 2013, and our experts are available in Booth G9 to discuss how customers can implement impactful technology solutions including BPM, service-oriented architecture (SOA), cloud, mobile and WebSphere solutions for major […]
Establishing Data Governance, Part 2: 10 Universal Components
In my last blog post a few months back I introduced some key concepts of data governance and the necessity of healthcare organizations to establish a data governance program as a way to perform quality control on its data. We touched on the 10 universal components of data governance that the Data Governance Institute (DGI) […]
Perficient Helps Paint a Clear Picture with Big Data for Banks
On the heels of some great discussions at Bank Innovation 2013, Perficient was published in the Financial Brand today on the topic of Big Data. During the “Product Strategies and Possibilities” session we participated in, panelists reinforced the need for Big Data as a top tactic to explore new product and service possibilities, as well […]
News Flash: Healthcare Reform Is Working (with some help)
I recently read an article in the NY Times talking about an “unexplainable” sharp and persistent slowdown in the growth of healthcare costs. It has been followed by others, such as this one from USA Today, that have begun attempting to shed light on the reasons why. Contrary to the partisanship rhetoric from our lawmakers, […]
Perficient Q&A: The Payoffs of MDM for Banks
Yesterday, we heard from data governance expert, Ben Leeson, about why financial services companies should be using a master data management (MDM) solution. In case you missed it, you can read part one of the MDM Q&A here. Today we’ll be talking more about the value of MDM in banking IT and how to overcome the elusive […]
Perficient Q&A: Overcoming Master Data Hurdles in Banking
Today, we have a Q&A guest post with one of Perficient’s Data Governance Architects, Ben Leeson. Ben has extensive experience working on master data and governance projects for today’s leading financial services companies. He will also be a part of our upcoming financial services webinar, “Creating a ‘Customer 360’ with MDM in Financial Services” where […]
Establishing Data Governance – Part 1
As we begin a new year it is only natural to reflect on all that has been learned the year prior. I’ve learned that a warm iron and newspaper can help lift candle wax off carpet (sorry mom and dad!) and recently, while on a project, I learned a new word- “propitious”-meaning, good chance of […]
Bad Data, Bad Decisions
As another year ends, many healthcare magazines, websites and journals have an article or two on what the trends were over the past year. No surprise that business intelligence (BI) made it onto every list. There is no doubt that BI solutions and initiatives, which improve reporting and analytics, will empower healthcare organizations to provide […]