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Converting Data into Information
Author(s) -
Beryl Craig Vallejo,
Rebecca Krepper,
Hope Nora,
David J. Fine
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
hospital topics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1939-9278
pISSN - 0018-5868
DOI - 10.1080/00185868.2012.659643
Subject(s) - task (project management) , process (computing) , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , health care , data science , knowledge management , process management , business , engineering , political science , systems engineering , computer network , law , operating system
Improving healthcare in the 21st century will depend on how well vast amounts of data are mined. However, converting data contained in multiple hospital and clinical databases into information that can be used for clinical decision support is a complex task. The process involves a combination of cultural and technological steps that are time-consuming and resource-intensive. The authors describe one hospital's long journey toward becoming a data-driven organization.

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