9. Binding to Analytic Relations
In data warehousing, the key is to relate data, not model data
Core Data Elements
Charge code
CPT code
Date & Time
In today’s environment, about 20 data elements
represent 80-90% of analytic use cases. This will
grow over time, but right now, it’s fairly simple.
DRG code
Drug code
Employee ID
Employer ID
Encounter ID
Source data
vocabulary Z
(e.g., EMR)
Gender
ICD diagnosis code
ICD procedure code
Department ID
Facility ID
Lab code
Patient type
Patient/member ID
Payer/carrier ID
Postal code
Provider ID
Source data
vocabulary Y
(e.g., Claims)
Source data
vocabulary X
(e.g., Rx)