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…
3 Key Issues Compromising Optimal Data Quality in Healthcare
With an industry that has experienced rapid and dramatic changes to its systems and processes, evaluating data quality in healthcare is more critical than ever before when it comes to improving patient care and reducing costs due to waste and fraud. Rising healthcare costs coupled with the increasing complexity of…
Black Oak Analytics Hosted HiPER Training At UALR’s Institute for Chief Data Officers
On September 29, 2016, Black Oak Analytics hosted a hands on HiPER training at UALR’s Institute for Chief Data Officer’s (iCDO) first offering of Course CDO-1: Foundations for Chief Data Officers. The first three days of training included lectures on essential knowledge for CDOs including current research, data technologies, data…
Does Your Company Need a Chief Data Officer in the C-Suite?
If the emergence of Big Data has proven anything about today’s business landscape, it is that most organizations are not properly equipped to manage it. Even the most successful companies in the world struggle with leveraging Big Data, and many of these same companies are unaware of previously unavailable opportunities…