Healthcare Business Intelligence

Whether you are using Power BI for enterprise reporting or managed self-service reporting, it is a great idea to add..

Analytics are rapidly becoming a cornerstone for a large number of healthcare providers in how they view their..

The healthcare industry is rapidly embracing business intelligence (BI) and data analytics to improve patient care and..

Sometimes the fastest way to resolve critical data-need back ups and other performance management issues is by..

QlikTech is a comprehensive software used for monitoring different elements of production inside of your organization...

The health care industry is a hectic one constantly faced with an overwhelming amount of patients that are in need of..

Hospitals and healthcare practitioners are collecting more data than ever, but without someone to accurately interpret..

Organizations are swimming in more data than ever before, but just because you have lots of data doesn’t mean you’re..

2020 has been a challenging year with everyone relying on their resilience to make it through and survive during this..

Healthcare providers manage an average of 8.41 petabytes of data annually—that's 8,410 terabytes. And that number isn't..

Data quality in healthcare is vital to administrative, patient care, and records management processes. Where you get..

Over the past years, the amount of information available in the healthcare industry has increased exponentially. This..

An electronic medical record (EMR) is a file with notes and information in digital format that physicians and..

The collection of healthcare data from various sources and the interpretation of that data is crucial to optimize..

What is EHR?

An electronic health record is a patient's medical history in electronic form. It is a tool maintained by..

Healthcare is one of the most complicated industries on the planet. Full of complex problems with little room for..

Some organizations with Epic healthcare analytics and healthcare business intelligence (BI) systems continue..

Electronic health information exchange (HIE) is a digital network allowing the exchange of health information between..

The term “business intelligence” refers to the tools and applications used to access and analyze your organization’s..

Electronic medical records (EMRs) enable clinicians to type patient medical and treatment data directly into a digital..

Epic’s reporting capacities give healthcare facilities valuable insight into their patients from a medical and..

Hospitals, health systems, physician groups and other healthcare entities are increasingly investing in healthcare..

Dashboards enable healthcare organizations to assess their overall status by providing them with key analytics and..

Healthcare organizations typically compile data from multiple sources, and tools that enable them to analyze that data..

One of hottest topics in technology this year is the Internet of Things (IoT), which Gartner defines as “the network of..

Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a serious problem for hospitals across the United States, which is being..

Cybercrime continues to be a big issue across many industries, and healthcare is one of its  biggest targets. Even as..

Technology is utilized by many industries, and healthcare is no different. The introduction of smartphones and other..

Use of cloud computing has been common in many industries over a decade, but the healthcare industry was slow to..

Although the healthcare industry was initially slow to embrace cloud computing, providers are transitioning to it at a..

The world of healthcare IT can sometimes be overwhelming, especially with the development of so many new technologies..

As we discussed in our last blog, healthcare organizations face a multitude of choices when selecting modules for their..

Having choices is usually a good thing, but sometimes having too many choices can be overwhelming. For instance, it’s..

Most of us get annoyed when we receive a “courtesy” call on our phone. Often, it’s someone offering a low credit card..

Healthcare costs in the United States have risen steadily over the past couple decades. In fact, the U.S. is ranked #1..

If you spent money on a very expensive car but didn’t put gas in it, your investment wouldn’t amount to much. If you..

According to the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), revenue cycle is defined as "all administrative..

According to the American Hospital Association, as of January 2016, there were 5,627 registered hospitals in the United..

According to a report by MarketsandMarkets, the healthcare analytics market is expected to reach $18.7 billion by 2020...

As I mentioned in a recent post, dashboards can be used in healthcare in a variety of ways:

• Track revenue cycle..

With the proliferation of EMRs and the trend toward value-based reimbursement, healthcare organizations have become..

Across the healthcare industry, data is being utilized in new and exciting ways to improve the quality of patient care...

Although there are a variety of robust EHR systems, few enjoy the staying power and accolades of Epic. As an industry..

The implementation of your new EMR system is complete, so now it’s time to relax.

Not quite. While there are many..

Most healthcare organizations face the challenge of managing and analyzing an increasing amount of data. A large number..

In a 2015 survey by Healthcare IT News, of healthcare professionals whose organizations utilize an EHR system, Epic was..

The healthcare analytics market continues to grow at a rapid pace. A report by market research firm MarketsandMarkets..

Healthcare organizations understand that optimizing data management requires a focus on both collecting and managing..

There are several fundamental elements required for an organization to optimize their healthcare data management..

Healthcare organizations today are not just overloaded with enormous quantities of data, they are often overwhelmed by..

A mission-critical priority for all healthcare organizations is to implement a comprehensive healthcare data governance..

Healthcare organizations are under constant pressure to manage, analyze and exploit an ever increasing volume of..

Today’s healthcare organizations are under increasing pressure to improve patient care outcomes and achieve better care..

Data governance has traditionally been a fundamental requirement in healthcare. Today’s healthcare organizations..

It is not uncommon, shortly after go-live, for healthcare organizations to experience an Epic reporting backlog. While..

While data has historically been viewed across the business landscape as a valuable organizational asset, in the..

While there are many healthcare facilities that have experienced a relatively successful and efficient Epic reporting..

Benjamin Franklin is reported to have coined the phrase “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Well, if Mr...

Epic reporting has the potential to deliver valuable intelligence to clinicians, executives, managers, and business..

Many healthcare facilities experience an Epic reporting backlog shortly after go-live. As we have stated in other..

When customizing Epic reporting for your healthcare facility, or when resolving a backlog of reports, one of the most..

In healthcare facilities across the country, the following is a familiar scenario: shortly after go-live, Epic reporting

Across the country, many healthcare organizations have implemented Epic EHR to improve their operational efficiency,..

While there are many established advantages of implementing an Epic EHR system,among the most valued is Epic’s..

The choice of team structure model is a critical factor that supports – or in some cases, impedes – healthcare..

The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) defines Revenue Cycle as "All administrative and clinical..

There are several important factors to consider when choosing the right EMR reporting solution for your healthcare..

At Syntrix Consulting Group, we engineer healthcare Business Intelligence (BI) so our clients can leverage their EMR..

One of the major criticisms that healthcare professionals have about their EMR system is that they find it complicated..

Virtually all physicians have, at least to some extent, made the switch to digital records management by implementing..

If the early enthusiasm that you once associated with your EHR reporting has turned to frustration, then rest assured..

Many hospitals are underwhelmed with their EMR analytics experience so far. Instead of improving efficiency and making..

While working with healthcare organizations nationwide to optimize their Epic Reporting implementations, we..

Remember when you had to burn the midnight oil (or laptop battery) on that urgent request sent 3 months earlier that..

Whether healthcare KPIs for your organization include average length of stay, patient satisfaction numbers, number of..

Happy New Year! 

2014 is promising to be a busy year with critical projects such as the ICD10 conversion. Here are 5..

For those of you who are SQL experts, this might sound like a trivial suggestion, but if you are not already familiar..