Bsuiness Intelligence

Information networks and business intelligence: decision locus and political hotbed

By:
Julie Stephens
Case, Module 2
ITM 501: Mgt. Info. Syst. And Bus. Strategy
Trident University

Dr. James Marion, Core Professor

October 25, 2011
To have a successful organization in today’s economy; employees must be given the tools needed to keep up with the changing market. Many top executives have made tough decisions and have made good decisions and poor decisions along the way regarding Business Intelligence. Business Intelligence (BI) is a term that refers to a variety of software applications used to analyze an organization’s data. It is a discipline made up of several activities, including data mining, analytical processing, query and report writing. This paper will discuss two Business Intelligence case studies and lessons learned from the studies regarding creating, implementing, and using business intelligence.
LESSONS LEARNED
Reviewing Marshfield Clinic’s early investment in an electronic patient records system is a concern. Although many clinics are turning to electronic patient records now, an early investment may mean that the system they elected to implement is not capable with newer technologies that management may want to incorporate in the future. Not anticipating changes and making preparations for it could cause issues later. Because this system has been utilized by the clinic for a period of time, did they take into consideration the increasing amount of patient information? Data storage has emerged as a major challenge when you consider the expanding volume of patient data and imaging (http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/6-keys-data-storage). It does not sound as though it was tested and not all the users were considered when the electronic patient records system was selected and implement because ad hoc query tools were used for analytics and reporting. These tools took extensive training and fell to their “super...
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