Archive for July, 2010

Data Governance & MDM: Why Bother?

What’s the point of data governance? Why do we bother with MDM? Marty discusses how to link these concepts into every day business – and societal – problems, while also continuing to look at the big picture.

Conclusion: Building Your MDM Roadmap

In this series of blog posts, we focused on the importance of an MDM roadmap. (Be sure to review any posts you may have missed.) We explained why the MDM business case and roadmap should be considered together. The MDM roadmap defines the evolution of MDM and critical architectural and organizational decisions that impact the [...]

Notes from The National Forum on HIE – It’s About the Patient!

Lorraine Fernandes recently attended the National Forum on Health Information Exchange. She recaps some of the key discussions and reminders.

A Real-World HIE

We have several RHIO and HIE customers who are sharing data amongst themselves on a daily basis, improving care for real patients. Bill Klaver details how the pieces work together to deliver improved healthcare and better decisions.

Differences in Managing Patient and Provider Data: Unanswered Questions

Deanna Nole has been busy working with customers and focus groups to identify the most important requirements to manage provider information across the health system. There are major differences in managing patient and provider data; however, not all the questions about those differences are yet understood. Add your feedback and experience.

Data Quality Technologies on your MDM Roadmap: ETL, SOA and ESB

As you’re assembling your roadmap, data quality deserves quite a bit of attention. But you must also consider the tools and methods used to improve and maintain this data quality. Larry discusses the role of SOA, ESB and ETL tools.

Data Governance Declarations

Marty recaps TDWI’s Super-Webinar on MDM, Data Quality and Data Governance, with the key takeaways and optimism for the future of data governance declarations.

Architecting Trust into your Statewide HIE

States are now deep into the requirements gathering and planning phase of architecting plans to enable healthcare data sharing around each state. Chad Cosper reviews potential solutions in the quest to trust the data found in your statewide HIE.

Resources and Skillsets for MDM Workstreams

An MDM initiative can be very complex, with multiple workstreams that must happen in a certain order, or concurrently. Each workstream requires a unique set of resources and skills. As you plan your MDM roadmap, you need to identify what resources and skillsets you will need to accomplish each set of tasks.

Secrets of HIE Success: New Mexico’s Plan for Data Exchange

The New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC) became the first State Designated Entity to have its operational plan approved for statewide HIE by the ONC. Chad Cosper reviews the strengths of the NMHIC program.