Data-Driven Healthcare: How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry

Data is taking over in a powerful way, and it's revolutionizing the healthcare industry. You have more data available than ever before, and applying the right analytics can spur growth. Benefits extend to patients, providers, and board members, and the technology can make centralized patient management a reality. Despite the potential for growth, many in the industry and government are questioning the value of data in health care, wondering if it's worth the investment.

Data-Driven Healthcare: How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry tackles the issue and proves why BI is not only worth it, but necessary for industry advancement. Healthcare BI guru Laura Madsen challenges the notion that data have little value in healthcare, and shows how BI can ease regulatory reporting pressures and streamline the entire system as it evolves. Madsen illustrates how a data-driven organization is created, and how it can transform the industry.

• Learn why BI is a boon to providers
• Create powerful infographics to communicate data more effectively
• Find out how Big Data has transformed other industries, and how it applies to healthcare

Data-Driven Healthcare: How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry provides tables, checklists, and forms that allow you to take immediate action in implementing BI in your organization. You can't afford to be behind the curve. The industry is moving on, with or without you. Data-Driven Healthcare: How Analytics and BI are Transforming the Industry is your guide to utilizing data to advance your operation in an industry where data-fueled growth will be the new norm.

About the Author

Laura Madsen is the author of the book Healthcare Business Intelligence: A Guide to Empowering Successful Data Reporting and Analytics (John Wiley & Sons, 2012). Laura has 15 years of experience in BI and data warehousing for healthcare as well as a passion for engaging and educating the BI community.

Laura leads the Enterprise BI and Analytics Program at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota. At Children's she is charged with creating a data-driven healthcare organization. During her career, she has initiated and supported countless BI initiatives and worked with more than 50 health plans. Prior to joining Children's, Laura spent over five years as a consultant, providing guidance and advice to a multitude of healthcare organizations across the country. She has held senior positions with several leading healthcare technology companies, including UnitedHealth Group, and a national pharmacy benefit management company. During her tenure, her responsibilities included leading an enterprise BI project from pre-concept to execution, managing a commercially available suite of BI tools, and advising both business and IT leaders on effective healthcare BI practices.

In 2006 Laura co-founded the Twin Cities chapter of The Data Warehouse Institute (TDWI), and in 2008 she founded the Healthcare BI Summit. Laura gives talks nationally and internationally about the importance and power of data in healthcare.