Welcome to the Healthcare Channel of the Business Intelligence Network Spain, dedicated to coverage of the business issues facing today's healthcare industry, and the usage of business intelligence and information technology in addressing those challenges. On a monthly basis, my articles will highlight best practices and case studies in healthcare business intelligence (BI).

I hope you find this channel helpful and relevant and hope that you will contact me at Scott.Wanless@us.fujitsu.com with comments, questions and, most importantly, suggestions for improvement.

Scott is the Healthcare Analytics Director for Cipe Consulting Group. He has more than 30 years of experience in business intelligence strategic planning, analytics application development and business analysis across numerous industries including hospitals, physician groups, healthcare payers, laboratory research, insurance, lending, manufacturing, retail and state government. Scott can be reached at scott.wanless@cipeconsulting.com.

Editor's note: More healthcare articles, resources, news and events are available in the BeyeNETWORK's Healthcare Channel featuring Scott Wanless and Laura Madsen.