Data is Risky Business: I’m a Doctor, Jim …
In Star Trek, DeForest Kelley use to exclaim “I’m a Doctor Jim, not an engineer” or something similar whenever Captain…
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Improving Patient Data Quality, Part 2: What is Evaluated in the PDDQ Framework
This is part two of a two-part article by Melanie Mecca and Jim Halcomb of the CMMI Institute about the…
Improving Patient Data Quality, Part 1: Introduction to the PDDQ Framework
Patient demographic data quality issues are pervasive across the healthcare industry. A significant percentage of healthcare professionals report that duplicate…
The Importance and Problems of Language For Information
Language is often ranked as one of the most remarkable creations of human beings. Our ability to symbolize, in turn,…
Your Company Has the Flu – The Data Flu
Is your company feeling any pain or suffering from the quality, protection, or understanding of your data? The chances are…
Data Lakes Can Be Like the Library of Babel
In 1941, renowned Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges published a short story entitled “The Library of Babel.” The story tells…
Data and Trending Technologies: Artificial Intelligence Is All About Data
Artificial Intelligence Is All About Data! It’s Real (And Not Fake) NewVantage Partners’ annual Big Data Executive Survey reveals that…
DAMA International Community Corner: A DAMA Update
So what are we up to this year? Well, this is the year of consolidation – we have had a…
Ask the Data Governance Coach: Role of the DG Team in Issue Remediation
I always recommend that one of the early processes you should introduce in your Data Governance initiative is a Data…
Data Warehousing in the 21st Century
To be a successful relative company in the 21st century, analytics is no longer an option, but a requirement. Yet,…