Client: Massey Cancer Center
Service: Information Management, Business Intelligence
Industry: Healthcare
Business Case
The Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center is a leader in shaping the fight against cancer. Massey Cancer Center has over 500 researchers and tends to over 12,000 patients annually. Robust information management and analytical services are critical for ensuring Massey continues to lead and shape the future fight against caner. Challenges at Massey Cancer Center include:
- Improved quality of care
- Advance quality of data used in cancer research
- Optimize workflow processes and improve operational performance
- Maximize hospital assets utilization
Solution
Data Blueprint worked closely with the staff at Massey to develop a solution that provides:
- A 360-degree view of a patient’s diagnosis and treatment across functional boundaries
- Improved delivery interface for faster collection and dissemination of information
- Integrated hospital and physician data to enhance financial and asset utilization
- Extensible architecture to address future data research needs
Results
Data Blueprint developed a consolidated information management and business intelligence platform to meet the information needs of Massey’s diverse group of researchers, caregivers and administrative managers.
Client Testimonial
“I have found this experience with Data Blueprint to be most rewarding and helpful. I know that members of my team also share that sentiment. In fact, just as we initially began with Data Blueprint, we have started weekly group meetings where we concentrate on issues and concepts involved in building our new data systems. This is a useful exercise that allows us to focus and share our different perspectives in order to help us determine the best approach. Thank you very much for the dedication and skill that you have given to our project and our needs. We appreciate your efforts and insight along the way and it has been a pleasure to work with you.”
Lisa Shickle, Director of Analytic Services, Massey Cancer Center
