Improving Decision Making and Outcomes with an Enterprise Data Strategy

Heidi Rozmiarek, Manager of Business Applications, Meriter Hospital, and Susan Wiemeyer, Managing Director, US Healthcare, Microsoft. Having access to the right data at all levels of a health system is critical to improving the quality and timeliness of decision making which will lead to improved clinical and operational outcomes.  Heidi shares the successful strategy they adopted to integrate data from various systems across their enterprise and how they are providing access to data and analytics to individuals in all roles and levels across their organization.  She also discusses the tangible results, which include improved clinical outcomes, improved process workflows and reduced costs.  Meriter Health Systems provides healthcare services to the people of Madison, WI, through a 448-bed hospital and a growing network of community clinics.