Using Information Builders’ WebFOCUS BI platform, clinics are able to provide better services using WebFOCUS for administration and enhance data sharing capabilities.
IT professionals generally wrestle with silos of data that are difficult to link together. These data management challenges are magnified as the clinic prepares to share more clinical and administrative information electronically throughout the organisation.
One specific clinic used Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services. They found that it had significant limitations. The clinic evaluated BI tools from several vendors before selecting WebFOCUS.
The selection was based on the power and ease with which WebFOCUS could combine data from multiple sources. In addition, the WebFOCUS GUI, guided ad hoc reporting templates, and reporting tools made it easy to build a wide variety of new reports.
WebFOCUS Active Technologies provides portable analytics to mobile users by delivering pre-selected data to any browser-capable device, complete with query and drill-down capabilities.
Information Builders’ Mobile BI platform fully exploits the native capabilities of today’s most popular mobile devices, allowing users to access and analyse information from any smartphone (BlackBerry, iPhone and Android) or tablet (iPad).
To improve performance, clinics also purchase WebFOCUS Hyperstage, an analytic solution that speeds up reporting and analysis activities while minimising performance tuning and maintenance. This cost-effective solution avoids having to purchase a data warehouse appliance, significantly lowering the total cost of ownership.
“With new industry regulations and increasing competitive pressures, healthcare providers need to share data effectively with partners,” says Johan Jurd, MD of InfoBuild, a representative for Information Builders in South Africa.
“Clinics are also using BI technology to improve the patient experience and lay a foundation for meeting state and regulatory requirements.”