Your Data Needs Regular Health Checkups, Too
Labeling any data as “bad” feels a little bit like betrayal to the true data fanatic, but you know when the data you’re collecting is a little…well, under the weather. Website traffic suddenly drops to zero, you’re missing data when you run your reports and names appear in five different formats. By that same token, you […]
How Hospital Execs Can Keep Up in the Fast-Paced Tech World
Remember when phones were only used for making calls? Today, they’re used to transfer money, write emails, play movies, take pictures, make purchases, video chat, and more. In fact, calls only account for a small fraction of phone use. In the past 20 years, the shift in technology has caused a lot of companies and jobs […]
How to Implement an Effective Business-Value Dashboard in 4 Simple Steps
The business-value dashboard (BVD) could be your hidden gem. It’s one of the prime ways you can create those “aha!” moments you and your team treasure, creating value with its use and facilitating self-discovery. Instead of just presenting raw numbers as a traditional dashboard would, a BVD focuses on the bigger picture: The business value […]
Match the Rewards to the Results
You know that a top company is made of top people. And if your people aren’t happy, they’ll move right along to the next opportunity. According to a recent survey by Right Management, 86 percent of employees surveyed planned to find new jobs this year. So when it comes to making your employees happy, you need more […]
Take the Guesswork Out of Innovation With Metrics
When you hear the word “innovation,” you probably don’t think of numbers. Instead, you might think of Steve Jobs unveiling the first iPod, the funky beanbags in Google’s unique office space or a building made of glass that defies the laws of gravity. The amazing world of innovation, it seems, is made of images, not numbers. But […]
5 Questions Every Healthcare Executive Should Ask Before Implementing Data
Data is enticing. From a distance, it seems to glimmer like a promised land of heightened knowledge, greater insight, and success. Amid the pressures of change in the healthcare industry, it’s no wonder there’s a race to implement data practices — everyone is trying to keep up with competitors and adapt to new rules and […]
You and Your Intuition Should Make Friends With Big Data
Relying on intuition to guide decisions is an age-old practice that’s pointed many successful business leaders to historic breakthroughs. Take Steve Jobs, for example. He developed and released the iPad without any market demand for such a product. Despite industry criticism, the iPad was a success and led to a brand-new category of portable devices. Intuition is a powerful tool, […]
Personalized Medicine: Future of Healthcare
More and more, electronic health records (EHR) systems are being used to provide patients with personalized health care. In this guest post, Asha Saxena, president and CEO of a data management firm, gives hospital executives a rundown of the benefits, drawbacks and requirements of using technology for personalized medicine. ___________________________________________________________________________ As the adoption of electronic health […]
Listen to Your Gut But Check Your Assumptions and the Data
Even as a self-professed data nerd, I still find myself itching to go with my gut when I’m faced with a key decision. It’s only natural. We humans sometimes struggle to set aside our fragile pride and accept that another source of information might trump our intuition. In business, it pays to put aside pride. Making a […]
The Deal with Data: 5 Steps to Getting a Way More Efficient Team
As a startup leader, when someone asks you if you’re busy, you’re apt to laugh in their face. You have to laugh, or you might start crying. With the number of things you have to juggle you have to wonder: Do people want you to have a nervous breakdown? While the daily errands, repetitive conversations and dead-end email threads that come […]