Business Intelligence: A Wave is Coming

Joe Van De Graaff, Research Director, Business Intelligence, KLAS. More than half of the providers KLAS recently spoke with said that they plan to replace or purchase a business intelligence (BI) solution. A wide variety of vendors offer tools to collect, aggregate, and report data -leaving many providers wondering which vendor tools provide predictive analytics, trending, data modeling, and forecasting beyond standard clinical and financial data models; which vendor has the functionality for HIE, ACO, and other potential regulatory challenges; and which vendor would best fit their organization’s needs. Joe examines research collected about the BI market, its vendors, and the approaches that providers are pursuing.