White Paper – Health Data Analytics

Posted by Joe Crandall
On February 20, 2015

This paper is targeted toward small and medium sized healthcare organizations that have Health Data Analytics (HDA) program and are seeking to expand their capability. Recent events are demanding organizations develop or mature their capability to leverage information that originates from disparate data sources. Discussed in this paper are the key concepts associated with a […]

Health Data Analytics – Drivers for Improvement

Posted by Joe Crandall
On September 9, 2013

Why is data becoming so important in healthcare now? Besides being the latest victim of immense negative attention, healthcare is making a monumental shift from a volume based business to a value based business. In the past, tracking of metrics was pretty straight forward. An over simplification of the process is: PATIENTS IN + PROCEDURES […]

Health Data Analytics – The Enablers for Success

Posted by Joe Crandall
On September 6, 2013

We discussed the Path to Data Maturity previously. An integral components of the HDA End-to-End process are the enablers. The enablers work in concert together to efficiently deliver the desired outcomes. Each enabler’s maturity must be commensurate with each other at the organizations desired level of HDA maturity. The aim of maturity is for each […]

Health Data Analytics – End to End Process

Posted by Joe Crandall
On September 4, 2013

An End-to-End HDA process accounts for all the activities from data collection through action and establishes accountability—the HDA process is the logical sequencing of the key tasks/ steps required by all stakeholders in order to produce HDA enabled action. Once the HDA process is established, it is used for all stages of maturity. The […]

Health Data Analytics Maturity – Path to a Data Driven Culture

Posted by Joe Crandall
On August 29, 2013

Is your organization data adverse or data driven? To have a data driven organization, it must embrace the gathering and sharing of data. Organizations can purchase the latest business intelligence tools, but not be optimized to leverage the power of their data. This is because the organization is still data adverse with a fancy tool. […]

Readers Write Submission on HISTalk

Posted by Joe Crandall
On June 26, 2013

Health Data Analytics Provides Greater Value Over Big Data Readers Write Submission on HISTalk Like you, I’m tired. I am tired of the latest buzzword in healthcare circles: “Big Data.” The problem I see as a healthcare professional is that most experts are not offering solid, realistic ideas about how to leverage data at the […]

Why the majority of healthcare organizations don’t need BIG Data

Posted by Joe Crandall
On June 15, 2013

First in a series on Health Data Analytics Why the majority of healthcare organizations don’t need BIG Data Big Data is often described as this insurmountable river of data that healthcare organizations have no chance of tapping without spending millions of dollars and a hiring a bunch of data scientists. Most of the hospitals in […]

HLNDV Winter 2013 Update: Greencastle Health Data Analytics Article

Posted by Joe Crandall
On February 15, 2013

Greencastle’s article on Health Data Analytics begins on Page 16 HLNDV Winter 2013 Update: Greencastle Health Data Analytics Article Big Data isn’t new. Big Data isn’t scary. But, it is a recent catch phrase that is meant to strike fear in the uninformed masses. The truth is you and your organization have been using Big Data, […]

Greencastle Delivers CPOM to Atlantic Health

Posted by Joe Crandall
On January 8, 2008
Solution: Change Management, Solution: Healthcare, Solution: Implementation, Solution: Process Improvement, Solution: Project Management

Large, New Jersey health system targets user acceptance for computerized provider order management (CPOM) system Greencastle Consulting, a project management and consulting services firm focused on clinical transformation through healthcare information technology, today announced a collaboration with Atlantic Health, Morristown, N.J., to introduce computerized provider order management (CPOM) capabilities. Organization-wide, CPOM is expected to improve […]