Through first-hand experiences from individuals charged with such an implementation, this book offers guidance and multiple perspectives on the data warehouse development process û from the initial vision to system-wide release. The book provides valuable lessons learned during a data warehouse implementation at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSH&RC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia û a large, modern, tertiary-care hospital with an IT environment that parallels a typical U.S. hospital. This book also examines the value of the data warehouse from the perspectives of a large healthcare system in the U.S. and a corporate health services business unit. Special features of the book include a sample RFP, data warehouse project plan, and information analysis template. A helpful glossary and acronyms list are included.

Here, There Be Monsters -- Data Warehouses as Feeders to Data Analytics and Business Intelligence: The Good, the Great, the Bad, and the Ugly -- Enterprise Environment -- Vendor Selection and Management -- Development Team -- Planning -- Design -- KPI Selection -- Implementation -- Post-implementation Organizational Structure -- Data Warehouse Report Life Cycle -- Knowledge Transfer.