SAS Business Intelligence for the Health Care Industry

Chapter 1: An Overview of SAS Business Intelligence

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Features of the US Health-Care Industry

1.2.1 Public Insurance Programs

1.3 Data Used in This Book

1.4 SAS BI Solutions for the Health-Care Industry

1.5 Conceptual Architecture of SAS BI Platform

1.6 Physical Architecture of the SAS BI Platform

1.7 Types of SAS BI Tools

1.8 Seamless Integration between SAS BI Tools

1.9 SAS Metadata: The Glue That Holds It All Together

1.10 Features of the SAS BI Platform

1.11 Description of SAS BI Applications

1.12 Conclusion

1.1 Introduction

Information technology has created vast efficiencies in many industries, but has not yet fulfilled its promise in health care. The health-care industry collects data mostly for operational purposes. ...