Innovative applications of an enterprise-wide information warehouse

Area of Science:

• Health Informatics
• Data Science
• Enterprise Information Management

Background:

• The Ohio State University Medical Center (OSU-MC) recognized the need for a unified data repository.
• Existing data systems were siloed, limiting comprehensive analysis and operational efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

• To establish a centralized Information Warehouse (IW) at OSU-MC.
• To integrate data from diverse sources across the medical center.
• To support multiple mission areas including clinical operations, administration, education, and research.

Main Methods:

• Integration of data from over 70 disparate sources.
• Development of a comprehensive enterprise data architecture.
• Implementation of cross-disciplinary technologies and methodologies.

Main Results:

• Creation of a unified Information Warehouse (IW) serving diverse users.
• Facilitation of data access for clinical operations, administration, education, and research.
• Enabling innovative applications of data beyond traditional warehousing.

Conclusions:

• The IW at OSU-MC successfully integrates extensive data from numerous sources.
• The comprehensive data integration supports a wide array of users and functions.
• The IW fosters innovative, cross-disciplinary applications of data within the medical center.