KPMG,  in a survey of  more than 270 healthcare professionals, found that only 10 percent are using advanced tools for data collection with analytics and predictive capabilities. Twenty-one percent indicated that they are still only “planning their journey,” reported Managed Healthcare Executive.

“Of the other respondents, 16 percent said they are using data in strategic decision making, 28 percent are relying on data warehouses to track key performance indicators and 24 percent are using data marts.”

In other words, the care-improving and money-saving and -making potential of data analytics in healthcare has barely been scratched.