Archive for August, 2010

Happy Blogiversary to Mastering Data Management!

Initiate’s blog, covering topics from Master Data Management and Data Governance to Entity Resolution and Interoperable Health has grown leaps and bounds since it was launched on August 25, 2009. We look back to our top 10 posts of the last year.

Questions from MMIS: Next Steps for HIEs

Marty reacts to the recent Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) Conference with a host of questions that are still awaiting answers.

More Data Quality Metrics: Standardization, Availability, Adoption and Reference Data

Larry wraps up this three part series on data quality metrics by examining four more categories: standardization, availability, adoption and reference data.

Webinar Recap: The Value of a Provider Registry in a Real HIE

Initiate’s recent webinar with Lorraine Fernandes, Initiate VP of and Healthcare Industry Ambassador, and Pat Pope, Provider Relations Coordinator with Carespark, discussed the role of provider registries in a real-world HIE. With lots of examples and an enlightening Q&A session, catch up on what you missed.

Provider Registries: Heightened Demand in the New Decade

Lorraine discusses the growth of provider registries and what is driving global demand, previewing her upcoming session at HIC2010, Australia’s largest health informatics conference.

Defining Data Quality Metrics: Uniqueness, Completeness, Latency & Consistency

Defining what metrics matter is essential to your MDM and data governance programs. Larry reviews the relevance and details of four common categories of these metrics: uniqueness, completeness, latency and consistency.

The Business Data Steward: A “Kaizen” Approach to MDM

In a typical organization, the business and IT practices of data management are terribly disconnected. Ian examines how a “kaizen” approach of continuous improvement can foster collaboration and lead to better data quality.

Five More Tips to Support Meaningful Use via EMPI and SaaS

Penny Schyler expands on tips she recently read about meeting meaningful use with five tips of her own, all supported by combining enterprise master person indexes (EMPIs) for patients and providers with a Software as a Service (SaaS) based intelligent information sharing platform.

Measuring MDM and Data Governance Success

To function properly, any organization or line of business (LOB) must have performance metrics. Larry identifies eight key categories of metrics that can help measure your data governance and MDM success.

Stay Alive with Information Sharing

Alex Eastman recalls a childhood game, and ponders how information sharing among government and law enforcement agencies can help ensure you don’t lose your marbles.