The benefits of data standardization within the social sector—and indeed just about any industry—are multiple, important, and undeniable. Access to the same type of data over time lends the ability to ...

Product standardization is a key method hospitals and health systems can use to improve efficiencies and cut supply chain costs. However, it must be approached strategically. One way healthcare ...

Standardization helps hospitals and health systems reduce costs and improve clinical outcomes, but in a survey conducted by Cardinal Health, 54 percent of healthcare professionals said their ...

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 ...

Data standardization across the municipal market will likely take years and much discussion to pinpoint the issues and how the market can solve them. Processing Content Some of the apparent problems ...

Data is the lifeblood of the modern economy. Thousands of data points generated by each person are helping many industries deliver better products and services—online retailers suggesting and shipping ...

Data sharing creates potential cost savings, supports data aggregation, and facilitates reproducibility to ensure quality research; however, data from heterogeneous systems require retrospective ...