Written by Nevella Paul
PMI Atlanta’s Healthcare August forum attendees were highly engaged and intrigued with the informative presentation delivered by Laura Visconti, Business Analyst at Philips Health Systems.
Laura Visconti is a Business Analyst with over 17 years of experience. She is currently an active contributor to the Business Intelligence System team at Philips. Her area of focus is in Data Analytics and Reporting. She is trained in the industry’s best practices for data warehousing and business intelligence, Kimball Dimensional Modeling techniques, and reporting tools such as Business Objects and Tableau.
Prior to Philips, Laura has worked in the Financial and Healthcare Industries where she was heavily involved in fostering support and growing the Analytics department. She has B.A. from Dalhousie University and a Certificate in Applied Information Technology.
The presentation “Business Intelligence (BI): A Prescription for Success in the Healthcare Industry” focused on how BI can help various aspects of the industry drive tangible business results. Laura began with an introduction to Business Intelligence; discussing the history of reporting and the evolution of tools used to produce reports, from Excel to canned reporting tools, to more robust BI Tools such as Tableau and Qlik. The newer tools allow for self-service and advanced analytics to provide more actionable insight into the data.
The presentation focused on how Business Intelligence reporting can provide actionable insight to drive business in these challenging times using specific real-life examples. Industry challenges include how the Affordable Care Act (and potential repeal) impact other areas of healthcare such as Big Pharma, retail pharmacies and service/solutions providers, regulatory reporting, and the shift of the reimbursement model from fee-for-service to value-based care in the hospital/provider setting.
Laura concluded with her views on how to execute a successful BI project, touching on each of the critical steps within the lifecycle of a project: problem definition; scope & staffing; requirements gathering; data modeling; dashboard design; validation & deliver; and business acceptance. Laura states “by leveraging tools, best practices and the proper resources we can ensure positive project outcomes and enable the business to drive results.”
Please join us Wednesday, October 17 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Healthcare Forum for the: Keynote Presentation: “BRCA1 and Women’s Cancer: Discovery to Personalized Medicine” presented by Dr. Veena N. Rao, Morehouse School of Medicine / Professor and Director Cancer Biology Program, Department of OB/GYN.
Location: Philips Healthcare
PHA Academy One Deerfield Centre
13560 Morris Road
Alpharetta, GA 30004