Business Intelligence in Healthcare: Enterprise Strategies Take Shape

Lorin Bird, Research Manager in Operations, KLAS, Orem, UT. Providers have spent the last few years selecting and implementing Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). They find themselves with silos of reporting, with data found in Clinical Data Repositories (CDRs), ERPs, Patient Accounting systems, and other myriad applications. Healthcare regulations particularly, as well as new payment and delivery models, are requiring the availability of knowledge and information, however, not just data. Providers are turning to Business Intelligence solutions to help them turn these growing mountains of data into actionable, accurate information. KLAS’ recent research on Business Intelligence sheds light on provider strategies and experiences with BI vendors to arm providers thinking about purchasing a BI solution with the most reliable information to make the best selection for their organization.