Some Best Practices in Big Data Management

Best practices for missing data management in counseling psychology.

This article urges counseling psychology researchers to recognize and report how missing data are handled, because consumers of research cannot accurately interpret findings without knowing the amount and pattern of missing data or the strategies that were used to handle those data. Patterns of missing data are reviewed, and some of the common strategies for dealing with them are described. The...

Design Criteria to Model Groups in Big Data Scenarios: Algorithms and Best Practices

There are different types of information systems, such as those that perform group recommendations and market segmentations, which operate with groups of users. In order to combine the individual preferences and properly address suggestions to users, group modeling strategies are employed. Nowadays, data is characterized by large amounts in terms of volume, speed, and variety (the so-called big...

Best Practices in Enterprise Knowledge Management

KMWorld November/December 2006 Andy Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Passing the Cringe Test: Has KM Made It to Prime Time? Once upon a time, saying the words “knowledge management” was the fastest way to get thrown out of a meeting. And not only would you be ejected, you would never be invited back. . . . Paul Sonderegger, Endeca . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 People Judge Rele...

Best practices in specialty pharmacy management.

BACKGROUND Specialty pharmacy is a growing area of research, utilization, and cost. Because of the unique nature of the diseases treated by specialty pharmaceuticals, such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis, novel management approaches are needed. Advocate Physician Partners (APP) is an entity within the Advocate Health Care Health System in the Chicago and the central Illinois area. It coordin...

Managed Care Best Practices in Oncology Management