The move to standardize processes has gone overboard, say M. Eric Johnson and Joseph M. Hall in this month’s Harvard Business Review. Some processes, they argue, are more akin to art than science and ...

Data is a key resource – if not the resource – that powers modern business. Yet, unless it is in a homogenized package, its benefits are limited, thus limiting what industries – especially the ...

For scientific investigation, observational and instrument-derived data is the lineage of information which provides knowledge that enables managers to make strategic and tactical data-based decisions ...

As insurance and retirement service providers navigate today’s complex landscape, data standardization and centralization have become critical as firms implement new technologies and leverage data in ...

ccountants spend too much time moving data from one financial reporting spreadsheet to another, leaving less time for analyzing information to enhance reporting integrity and improve management’s ...

As the drive for value-based care continues, hospitals and health systems are looking for proven best practices to improve clinical outcomes, enhance safety and control costs. Whatever the goal, the ...