ABSTRACT
The healthcare industry has been a focal point in the pursuit of enhancing operational efficiency. The complex nature of the industry and its diverse technologies, procedures, medicines, and facilities to diagnose and treat individuals of all demographic and physical make-ups in a setting of ever-rising costs add up to a formidable and complex task. Management at Saint Clare’s Health System was not dissuaded
Contents Secrets to Success ...............................................................................................182 Sources of Efficiency Gains ................................................................................182 “Patient Treatment” Intelligence ........................................................................183 Introduction to Business Intelligence .................................................................183 Business Intelligence in Electronic Medical Records ..........................................185 Evaluation .........................................................................................................186 Data Collection .................................................................................................186 Data Integrity ....................................................................................................187 Reviewing a Workflow .......................................................................................188 Data Mining .....................................................................................................192 Closing Comments ...........................................................................................192 Reference...........................................................................................................193
