SPOTLIGHT: Different takes on business intelligence

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We don't quite see the similarity between the two projects--or even how document imaging qualifies as business intelligence--but InformationWeek is reporting how two organizations on opposite coasts are benefiting from technology-enabled efficiencies. Seven years after installing McKesson Horizon Patient Folder document management software, the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in California is realizing $250,000 in annual savings in staffing and supply costs and has generated more than $4 million in cash-flow benefits from the technology. Now, Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Fla., is looking to improve efficiency through analytics by implementing The Diver Solution from Dimensional Insight. That system will aggregate data from multiple systems and aid in outcomes reporting. Article