Better Data = Better Decisions

Monday, January 17, 2010

Who said, "The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession"? Read on for the answer. . .

When I first heard this quote, it reminded me of several recent meetings I have attended with executives in the health and human service field. The lack of data-driven decisionmaking—wherein tradition and preference are given more importance—is a historically common practice in our field.

But the changing health and human service landscape makes this common practice a fatal . . .