Archive for December, 2010
Our Data Management Crystal Ball
Two Initiate experts share their predictions for data management in 2011: Larry Dubov discussions data governance, and Michelle Blackmer has some thoughts on the direction of health IT.
IAIDQ Blog Carnival: Data Fitness & Garbage
Marty hosts the November IAIDQ Data Quality Blog Carnival, discussing some of the most interesting themes in data quality blog posts from the past month.
Mind the Gap and Do Data Governance Better
In his last post of the Back to the Future of Data Governance series, Marty recaps the intertwined roles of declarations, principles, policies, procedures, business rules and metrics. How do you ensure your data governance council minds the gap between
My Wife, Heater: An Identity Crisis
Jarrett recounts a data quality error that has forever altered his wife’s identity. How could probabilistic matching help her identity crisis?
Why Merging is Evil
When faced with two records referring to the same person, should you merge or link the records? Dr. Schumacher explains the data quality pros and cons of merging and linking.
Notes from the ONC Tiger Team
Lorraine recaps her impressions of last week’s ONC Privacy and Security Tiger Team hearings, which focused on the need for accurate patient matching.
Testifying to the ONC on Matching Patient Records
Lorraine reports from Washington, D.C. and previews Dr. Scott Schumacher’s testimony to the Office of the National Coordinator’s HIT Policy Committee.
Entity Resolution & MDM: Interchangeable?
Jeff examines the differences between MDM and Entity Resolution, describing use cases for each.
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