title: Business intelligence: now, more than ever, hospitals need to identify and track key performance metrics to improve operational efficiency.
abstract: Hospitais without data warehouses can begin by using Access or Excel. ClOs shouldn't necessarily rely on enterprise vendor solutions for BI. BI commitment needs to come from the C-suite. To begin a BI initiative, CIOs should first engage any departments doing quality reporting.
authors.forename: Daphne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawrence
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care