Asymmetric approaches to improving government transparency and accountability. U.S. politics is a frustrating maze. We sense sinister forces at work to gain undue influence and advantage within it but it’s so very hard to find and expose. At best, acting upon discoveries happens years after damage has been done. Often all we can do is
The primary goal of an organization’s clinical & business intelligence strategy is to improve outcomes while adapting to new care models. Data alone is like crude oil – the value is tied to its potential. In the...
Data scientists and chief data officers are the hot hire these days, and government agencies at all levels are working to get more out of their rapidly growing troves of data. Determining how to approach all that...
As the 2016 U.S. presidential election nears, it’s becoming increasingly clear that the profound effects of data on marketing to consumers are hardly limited to business and industry. Ever since President Obama’s data-driven re-election campaign swept him...
No longer relegated to the realm of big business, predictive analytics is taking its place in the toolboxes of many smaller companies. The power to crunch numbers and inform strategic decisions can be an important asset, especially...
There might well be some value in the data that is often discarded, so why not keep it? Tools like Hadoop enable businesses to access and generate value from all of their data, so it would be...
Hospitals are under pressure to cut costs and to restore patients to good health without readmissions. Predictive analytics can help, but providers need a solid plan for using their data. In 2014, Cleveland Clinic wanted to get...
Talent management is one of the biggest challenges field service leaders face. Hiring and retaining the right employees, managing an aging workforce and training workers on emerging technologies are big tasks for any manager. But with predictive...
Wells Fargo uses predictive analytics to hire employees better able to meet its performance requirements and fit into its corporate culture. “Since its initial launch three years ago, the predictive analytics driven talent assessment solution has been...
How Talent Analytics™ helped a large financial services firm save more than $4 million a year “Employee churn can be massively expensive, and incremental improvements will give big results.” — Greta Roberts, co-founder and CEO of Talent...
