Moneyball for Healthcare
Last week I finally ended up watching the movie Moneyball, the 2011 movie detailing the pioneering efforts of Oakland A’s GM, Billy Beane’s to use Big Data to assemble a comparatively low cost, but winning team in professional baseball. I know I’m clearly 4 years off from any fresh discussion of the movie so don’t … Continue reading
We’re Still Waiting For Searchable EHRs
All Things Considered on NPR had a lovely snippet yesterday entitled Big Data Not A Cure-All In Medicine. Admittedly, I rolled my eyes at one of the opening lines: “…Those [Electronic Medical Records*] are available to professionals and importantly, they’re searchable.” The fact that non-healthcare people, journalists included, think software technology works like … Continue reading
The Future Of Big Data In Healthcare Delivery
Last night I attended a Minnesota HIMSS event reviewing the Quality Measures for Meaningful Use Stage 2. Much of the content matter was review for those of us who are well entrenched in executing Meaningful Use requirements, but it was a good overview of some of the more technical aspects of how the quality measures … Continue reading
Big Data: A Warning
You’ve heard of Big Data, right? The coming Goliath that will be the savior of everything and has a significant chance of blowing your mind? If you work at a healthcare organization or perhaps just run a blog about HIT you’ve probably already gotten calls and e-mails about how this new version of analytics will change … Continue reading
Aaron Berdofe, MHI - Health Informatics 