Essentia inks BI deal with HealthCare DataWorks

Essentia Health is entering an agreement with technology commercialization company HealthCare DataWorks (HCD) for business intelligence (BI) tools to support Essentia's enterprisewide data integration efforts.

Essentia, a Duluth, Minn.-based healthcare system, includes 17 hospitals, 62 clinics and more than 750 physicians. The integrated health system serves patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and Idaho. The organization will use HealthCare DataWorks' Electronic Data Warehouse to consolidate enterprise data management functions.

In addition, Essentia will have access to BI tools including standard reports and pre-built dashboards and scorecards, the Columbus, Ohio-based company stated.    

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