In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations face immense challenges as they work to provide high-quality care while remaining financially sustainable. The 2023 State of Healthcare Performance Improvement Report by Kaufman Hall offers a glimpse into today’s healthcare sector: a landscape marked by ongoing challenges, yet showing positive signs of stabilization. Keep reading for the top takeaways of the report and to learn how effective data utilization can be a game-changer in addressing these pressing issues.More
How the Wine Industry is Using Data Analytics to Reduce Carbon Emissions
Already feeling the effects of climate changes, vineyards are now looking inward to see how they can do their part to help reduce carbon emissions. At the heart of this battle lays data analytics, which vineyards are employing to not only identify their current rate of emissions, but how they can lower them as well.More
Leading versus Lagging in Healthcare AI Adoption
AI’s potential in healthcare is vast, promising improved patient care, reduced costs, and operational efficiency. However, its adoption should be strategic and measured. The future of healthcare with AI looks bright, but a judicious approach that melds optimism with caution will ensure that healthcare remains effective, equitable, and safe. With responsible implementation, AI can usher in a new era of healthcare that empowers both patients and providers.More
What Data Can Tell Us About Weather
Predictive analytics may seem like a new technological concept, but there’s one area where we have been participating in the practice for decades, if not centuries. Weather forecasts are a form of predictive analytics that everyone can understand – but as with analytics in any other area, the forecasts are only as good as the data informing them. Here’s a look at how weather data is collected, how one company is taking steps to try to modernize that approach with new technology, and how your organization can use the same approach with your data.More
Challenges with Distributor Data Reporting
RAD, or retail account data, refers to data reflecting sales directly into the retail level. This data provides insights into how specific products are selling in different retail locations.
Depletion data refers to the quantity of product that has been “depleted” from a distributor’s inventory. Normally it represents products that have left the distributors’ warehouses. Note the key word is ‘normally’. Read on to learn about caveats that suppliers need to keep in mind when making decisions based on depletion data.More
Data’s Role in Ensuring a Happy Halloween
An abandoned building around Halloween seems like a scary movie trope. It’s the type of place where, if it were in a movie, you would find yourself shouting at the main character, “Don’t go in there!” In real life, abandoned buildings, or at the very least abandoned stores, have become a different kind of Halloween trope: They will inevitably be turned into a Spirit Halloween. Halloween 2023 is Spirit’s 40th season. The organization relies on very specific data in order to conduct business in its unique way, from how it handles the supply chain to where it opens its stores.More
How Colleges Can Use Analytics to Boost Admission
By now, almost every university understands the importance of data in decision-making. Not only are schools finding ways to leverage their data in their own administrative work, but it’s also a factor in the curriculum. Many schools are building programs to teach students how to thrive in a world in which data plays such a major role, helping prepare them for data-oriented jobs once they graduate.More
How Southern Ohio Medical Center Saved $2 Million Annually with Analytics
Dimensional Insight’s platform has empowered Southern Ohio Medical Center to streamline data access, enhance clinical decision-making, and find cost-saving opportunities. By providing a comprehensive and user-friendly solution, Dimensional Insight has helped SOMC become a more efficient and data-driven organization, ensuring that the community of Southern Ohio continues to receive exceptional healthcare services.More
Bridging the Gender Gap in Health Tech
Achieving gender equity in the workplace isn’t merely a matter of fairness—it’s smart business. Businesses that champion diversity benefit financially, thrive in innovation, and attract the best talent. With the goal of advancing women in the field, Dimensional Insight recently cohosted a networking hike in Concord, Massachusetts with HIT Like a Girl, an online community that “celebrates, listens to, and learns from” women leaders in healthcare IT.More
The Artificial Intelligence Debate in Education
One industry that must continually adjust alongside AI technology is education. There are varied elements of AI for colleges and universities to consider, from managing potential student use in class on tests or other assignments to the reality of preparing those students for a world in which AI is something they will have to work with. Here are some of the ways AI is being used in the world of education, both for better and for worse.More
DIUC 23 Agenda Sneak Peek!
It’s almost here! The Dimensional Insight Users Conference (DIUC) 2023 is just around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited about the incredible lineup of events we have in store for you. This year, we’re diving deep into innovation, customer collaboration, and the trends shaping the future of healthcare, beverage alcohol, and cannabis analytics. If you’re looking to supercharge your analytics game, you won’t want to miss a minute of this content-packed agenda.More
How Data Can Navigate What Could Be a Difficult Summer for Shipping
There have been a few issues with shipping that have once again brought consumers’ attention to potential problems with getting their products on time. From the air to the ground, here’s a look at some of those possibilities, and how data can make sure you are best prepared to handle them.More
