Archive for April, 2010

Introduction: The Importance of the MDM Roadmap

An enterprise beginning an MDM program must have a properly defined implementation roadmap to proactively understand the target state of MDM and its evolution from release to release. Larry Dubov’s new series will guide you through the different components of a successful MDM roadmap.

Series: Building an MDM Roadmap

When an enterprise embarks on an enterprise MDM program, it is critical for the stakeholders to understand key decision points that determine the initiative’s costs, risks and risk mitigation strategies. These are all components of a functional MDM roadmap, which must stem from a vision shared and communicated among stakeholders. This series examines all the components and processes of a successful MDM roadmap.

At Gartner: Health Information Exchange: Just in Time Governance

The Gartner MDM Summit is just around the corner, and we’re excited to have two Initiate customers sharing their MDM journeys. Richard Cramer, Associate CIO at UMass Memorial Health Care, will be speaking about the UMass MDM story, “Health Information Exchange: Just in Time Governance.” Read this preview and plan to attend!

More Thrills and Chills at the Data Governance Carnival

Data governance projects share a lot in common with carnivals. In this post, Marty compares your data governance initiatives challenges to the House of Mirrors, the Haunted House and Roller Coasters.

Join Us at Gartner: Knowing Your Customer to Provide Better Service through MDM

MDM helps improve the quality of customer information at an enterprise level while supporting anytime anywhere access, and leading to improved customer satisfaction. Guest blogger Tina Derzaph of SaskTel previews her Gartner MDM Summit presentation, where she’ll discuss how SaskTel is leveraging MDM to know their customers.

Conclusion: Key Points for Building an MDM Business Case

In his recent series, Larry Dubov has focused on building the business case for MDM, including the challenges and scenarios that can impact how you justify the need. This post summarizes the key findings.

Meeting an Olympic-Size Security Challenge

Imagine all the dots that must be connected in order to make an event like the Olympics a “non-event” from a security perspective. Imagine how much information must be accessed, correlated, matched and securely exchanged for everything to run smoothly. Scott Schumacher examines the three critical aspects for security: pre-event information analysis, personnel vetting, and a coordinated real-time reaction to any threat that may emerge.

Children’s Hospital Streamlines Medical Record Processes

Children’s Hospital administrators and IS staff wanted to significantly reduce the number of duplicate patient records, upgrade their legacy systems to include more comprehensive integration among several systems and establish an Enterprise Master Person Index (EMPI).