Gain a competitive edge with the power of data Improve clinical performance and demonstrate value to health care purchasers and insurers by becoming a "data detective" within your organization. Health Data Quest is the practical guide to the most current and promising emerging measurement tools, and provides guidance for effectively and efficiently finding, interpreting, presenting, and using data. This much–needed book is filled with the essential information, instructive models, and useful tools managers and executives need to create a program that can clearly demonstrate how a health care organization offers quality care in a cost–effective manner, including how to build a data warehouse. Filled with illustrative examples and case studies, this book provides a practical, nuts–and–bolts approach for: Conducting a data inventory and selecting indicators of performance Learning the fundamentals of the data warehouse Reviewing the vital legal...
