The above video presents popular baby names for US states from 1910 to 2014, starting with girl names. In 1910, the records show that Mary was the top female name and this continues to 2014, where Emma reigns supreme. Unsurprisingly John is the #1 name in 1910, but by…
Why the Most Successful Healthcare Organizations Take Identity Matching Seriously
Did you know that as much as 30 percent of the data in healthcare information systems is incorrect? Identity matching in healthcare is tricky because names change, people move, and there may be duplicate records for one person. According to a study from Just Associates in Centennial, Colorado, these types…
Take Our Word for It: Deduplicating Data Points Becomes More Important as You Grow
You have reams of data few people have looked at, no time allocated to clean it and not enough space to store it. Does this sound familiar? If you own or work in a small, growing company, these may be challenges you face every day, and they are only going…
Entity Resolution or Identity Resolution? Here Is How We Distinguish the Two.
By Dr. John R. Talburt Does your organization use data for analytics? Are you trying to? Does your company use internal and/or external data for marketing campaigns, cross sell opportunities or customer analysis of any kind? If your business, institution, or organization is involved in the process of data management…
4 Facts About Entity Resolution That Should Keep You Up at Night
Entity resolution is the vital process of identifying, grouping, and linking digital records. For example, you may have several different versions of your name, address, and phone number in different locations. Entity resolution software for big data simplifies this information. Yet the process is not easy, and can easily go…
Do You Know How Many Customers You Really Have?
Without proper customer master data management, it can be difficult to determine the scale and type of client that you have or that you wish to acquire. One of the major problems with tracking customers is trying to determine how to improve poor data quality: without data that is clean…
Why and How: The Identity Matching Process of Entity Resolution Explained
The number one issue concerning data quality today is the existence of multiple sources for the same information. When this problem becomes excessive, your organization begins to collect duplicate data, creating multiple identities for the same entity. If your team is not aware of this systematic issue, you could be…
Master Data Management Strategy: 3 Essential Components
Every data point that your company has at its disposal can either be an asset or a liability. When used in a well-planned master data management (MDM) strategy, the records you collect and associate with patients, clients, or customers become actionable metrics that can spur growth. However, if your data…
What’s Most Important in Entity Matching and Record Linking?
Entity matching tools are essential for a robust data governance program. This software simplifies your data by linking duplicate entries and drawing your attention to semantically equivalent records—those that are identical if not for a spelling mistake or abbreviation that would otherwise create two entries. Record linking software is particularly…
How to Gain the Coveted 360-Degree View of Your Customers
No matter what industry your company is in – from pharmaceuticals to financial services – people are discussing Big Data and what it means for your business. Though the term has become fairly ubiquitous over the last decade, not everyone is working with the same definition. In the broadest sense,…