Great article on a neurosurgeon taking the lead here with getting the hospital to embrace. I don't know how any company of any size functions today without Business Intelligence software. I still see it all the time though, working staff twice as hard, paying many extra man and woman hours for what a software program can do better in a fraction of the amount of time, but those same folks are still doing everything via Word Documents and spreadsheets. Many hospitals now have invested in Business Intelligence software and this story is unique as the vendor working with the surgeon to tweak and give him the desired results. The CEO of the hospital should love this guy. Further reading on related articles here:
http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/06/microsoft-releases-microsoft-dynamics.html
http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2008/05/nuance-radcube-new-business.html
Does Wall Street use business intelligence for healthcare analysis? Yes...
Do Venture Capitalists like business intelligence software companies...Yes...BD
The statistics were telling: 15% to 20% of neurosurgery patients developed infections in the drains that neurosurgeons implanted to draw away fluids, a complication that not only threatened lives, but also led to hundreds of thousands of dollars in treatment costs annually.
That may not be surprising, but his choice of IT tools is: Stålhammar picked business intelligence software to improve patient outcomes and ultimately save lives.Stålhammar used QlikTech International AB's QlikView to analyze multiple databases containing patient information against established medical measurements and likely outcomes. This tool has helped the hospital reduce its rate of medical complications, sparing patients any additional pain and problems and eliminating the need for many costly tests and treatments.
Stålhammar worked with the hospital IT staff to develop the tool, turning to Johan Rylander, a solutions consultant at QlikTech, for support. Although Stålhammar's use of QlikView isn't typical, pulling together the application wasn't particularly tricky, Rylander says.
"All the data sources were already defined. Dr. Stålhammar already knew what he needed, and I helped him to translate his ideas," explains Rylander.
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