THE IT&S 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

“DATA IS THE NEW OIL.” This statement has been bandied
about tech industries for years and is a powerful reminder of
the foundational importance of data, which is especially true for
healthcare. As far back as 2006, marketing commentator Michael
Palmer elaborated on its significance: “Data is just like crude.
It’s valuable, but if unrefined it cannot really be used. It has to
be changed into gas, plastic, chemicals, etc., to create a valuable
entity that drives profitable activity; so must data be broken
down, analyzed for it to have value.”
THE BIG PICTURE: FROM DATA TO DELIVERY
The US produces 1.2 billion clinical care documents each year.
Our Data & Analytics team is working to understand HCA’s
massive quantity of information and turning it into quality
healthcare solutions.
That’s why it’s critical that
HCA has its own Data &
Analytics team. So we can give
proper focus to harnessing
the power of our data
repositories, turning the raw
data material into valuable
information, and enabling
HCA to achieve the next level
of quality, effectiveness, and
growth. Established in late
2014, the Data & Analytics
department has quickly
become a cornerstone of IT&S,
a knowledgeable, forwardthinking
team that explores
this new data and analytics
frontier, setting direction
across all HCA business lines.
Through strong relationships
and alignment with business
partners such as Parallon, the
Clinical Services Group (CSG),
the Physician Services Group
(PSG), and many other HCA
teams, the Data & Analytics
team provides technical
expertise on emerging
technologies, shares industry
knowledge, and implements
standard data technology to
the entire HCA organization.
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