IBM offers Business Analytics Software to optimize clinical and business performance in a hospital. Organizations and sponsors rely on IBM to turn data into actionable information for business and clinical decision-making, including performance management for strategic planning, financial planning, throughput management and workforce optimization; cost reduction and operational efficiency; improvements in quality and patient safety; and supporting pay for performance.

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Solution Brief
IBM Business Analytics
software for healthcare
Healthcare organizations require better access to information to sup-
Highlights port critical decision making and to enable them to proactively identify
improvements to enhance operations and support collaboration around
● Identify, implement and monitor opera- improved care models and practices. IBM® Business Analytics solu-
tional process efficiencies to drive down
operating costs. tions turn data into meaningful information that can support clinical
process initiatives and improve business operations.
● Optimize and align clinical processes to
improve quality, patient safety and clini-
cal outcomes. IBM Business Analytics enable healthcare organizations to improve
operational performance by turning data into actionable information
● Provide cost and quality information to
purchasers, consumers and regulators
that brings a common understanding and insight into current perform-
to drive accountability, collaboration ance and enables more timely and informed decision making through-
and equitable access to care. out the organization. IBM Cognos® and SPSS® software provides
● Support the organizational mission and capabilities to measure and monitor performance, generate timely
ensure market competitiveness while reports, analyze data to improve operations and predict future out-
leveraging capacity and capabilities to comes. It allows healthcare organizations to display complex analytical
expand into new markets, partnerships,
products and services.
information through easy-to-review scorecards and dashboards.
This consistent, objective and actionable information supports the
quality initiatives and collaboration necessary to transform healthcare
organizations.
Executives and managers can receive highly visual, at-a-glance views of
meaningful analytics so they can quickly focus on the areas of perform-
ance that need to be improved. Better access to information supports
critical decision making and helps management proactively identify

2. actions to enhance operations and support collaboration around
improved care models and practices. IBM Business Analytics solutions
are enabling healthcare organizations around the world to:
● Optimize service lines. Identify core competencies, develop new
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● Support quality initiatives. Provide at-a-glance reporting on key
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● Support pay for performance. Provide reporting capabilities to help
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cation of wellness actions and follow-up care.
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● Improve financial processes. Replace manual spreadsheets, accelerate IBM trademarks is available on the web at “Copyright and
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● Incorporate predictive analytics into daily operations to direct and Please Recycle
automate decisions to meet business goals and achieve a measurable
competitive advantage.
Never has it been more critical for healthcare organizations to meas-
ure, monitor, plan and report on performance. IBM Business Analytics
software allows healthcare institutions to improve performance across
the organization and drive accountability in these challenging eco-
nomic times.
Conclusion
IBM Business Analytics solutions turn data into actionable information
that brings a common understanding and insight into current perform-
ance and supports better decision making throughout the organization.
Our solutions enable care delivery organizations, health plans and
healthcare sponsors to turn data into meaningful information that can
support clinical process initiatives and improve business operations.
Only IBM brings together the analytics and predictive capabilities,
best practices and a broad network of partners to give customers an
open, adaptive and complete analytics and performance management
solution.
For more information
To learn more about IBM Business Analytics software for healthcare
please contact your IBM marketing representative or IBM Business
Partner, or visit the following website: ibm.com/cognos/healthcare
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