CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.,
Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Teradata (NYSE: TDC), the analytic data solutions company,
announced today that BlueCross® BlueShield®
of Tennessee (BCBST), a leader in
delivering innovative health care products, services and
information to more than 3 million members, has selected Teradata
for its Clinical Data Warehouse (CDW) analytic platform.
BCBST has deployed the new Data Warehouse Appliance along with the
Teradata Health Care Logical Data Model.
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"The CDW will facilitate our organization's ability to analyze
ever larger and more diverse data sets to provide the analytic
insight we need to meet our members' needs and help better control
the cost of health care in Tennessee," said Nick
Coussoule, chief information officer, BCBST.
Coussoule said the new system will help BCBST analyze multiple
terabytes of detailed data linked to millions of health insurance
claims, patient experiences, doctors, hospitals, treatments,
procedures and enrollment groups to answer complex questions and
gain valuable insight into trends, costs and quality of care. "A
key consideration in our selection process was Teradata's ability
to fully comply with BCBST's stringent security policy that
requires all BCBST data at rest be fully encrypted," Coussoule
added. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee recently completed a $6 million effort to encrypt all at-rest data
throughout its enterprise, giving members peace of mind that their
personal information is secure.
"Our use of the new Teradata warehouse appliance – and
the health care logical data model - will support complex
analysis for strategic and operational intelligence, and requires
real-time data load, with immediate information access to support
the needs of a growing clinical practice," said Sherri Zink, vice president of Medical
Informatics for BCBST, who manages the new clinical data warehouse.
"The appliance will help us to identify the pattern variations in
our delivery of treatment and identify best practices that produce
optimal care and outcomes for our members."
The BCBST CDW mission is "to (1) improve clinical practice, (2)
improve BCBST's ability to help manage the quality of health care
and (3) provide policy makers with the ability to assess the impact
of system changes on outcomes, quality, access, cost, and use of
health care resources."
"Teradata helps leading companies like BCBST improve operating
efficiencies and uncover new business insights that create
competitive differentiation. This is accomplished through the
ability to execute detailed analysis, cutting complex query times
from weeks and days to minutes and seconds," said Rick Morton, vice president, Teradata financial
services, insurance and health care industries. "Companies
generally consider Teradata an 'ROI buy' due to the impressive
economic returns so many of them experience as a result of the high
speed, scalability and workload performance of our systems."
Teradata's momentum continues in the health care industry as
companies look for more powerful database analytics to help them
thrive in the midst of cost pressures, significant competition and
the changes driven by health reform.
Teradata's health care customers include BKK (Germany), the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, Centene, Express Scripts Inc., Aurora, Highmark,
BCBS of North Carolina, INPS (Italy), Medibank Private
(Australia), and many others.
Relevant News Links
- Express Scripts uses Teradata to "solve a problem that before
seemed impossible."
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Drive Innovation with
Teradata Data Warehouse
- Express Scripts use of Teradata – Wall Street Journal Interview
with CIO
- Teradata PARTNERS EVENT video: Healthcare Informatics at BCBS
North Carolina
- The Hidden Heart of Healthcare Change – Teradata white
paper
- WellPoint Discusses Teradata Data Warehouse Appliance –
podcast
- Data Modeling in the Healthcare Industry – the power of the
Teradata Logical Data Model designed specifically for the
Healthcare industry
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Runs Analytics on
Teradata
About Blue Cross
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee's mission is to provide its
customers and communities with peace of mind through affordable
solutions for health and healing, life and living. Founded in 1945,
the Chattanooga-based company is
focused on reinventing the health plan for its 3 million members in
Tennessee and across the country.
Through its integrated health management approach, BlueCross
provides patient-centric products and services that drive health
improvement and positively impact health care quality and value.
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Inc. is an independent licensee
of the BlueCross BlueShield Association (BCBSA). BlueCross
BlueShield are registered trademarks of BCBSA. For more
information, visit the company's website at www.bcbst.com.
About Teradata
Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC) is the world's
leading analytic data solutions company focused
on integrated data warehousing, big data analytics,
and business applications. Teradata's innovative products and
services deliver data integration and business insight to
empower organizations to achieve competitive
advantage. Visit teradata.com for details.
Teradata is a trademark or registered trademark of Teradata
Corporation in the United States
and other countries.
SOURCE Teradata Corporation