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Centerstone Research Institute Wins TDWI Best Practices Award with Project Utilizing QlikView

^{Published on 2010-08-30 05:16:05 - Market Wire}
 

RADNOR, Pa.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--QlikTech (Nasdaq: QLIK) today announced that its customer,Centerstone Research Institute (CRI), has been recognized as a 2010 Best Practices Award Winner by The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI).

"Thanks to our use of QlikView in our solution, users can now see and explore vital information related to service quality, financial viability, and patient outcomes."

CRI is a private, not-for-profit company dedicated to improving health care delivery through the marriage of research and information technology. Based in Indiana and Tennessee, CRI works with community mental health centers to conduct clinically relevant research and provide high quality services to over 70,000 patients annually. The company deployed a business intelligence and data warehouse solution in 2008 that helped produce a 30% ($12-15 million) increase in annual revenue in its first year without appreciable increases in cost. In addition, staff productivity rose 30%, and a 25% rise in treatment plan completion has indicated an increase in the quality of clinical services provided.

aThe purpose of the CRI BI/DW solution was to empower end users, who previously did not have access to data, with actionable information to inform their business management and clinical practices,a said Thomas Doub, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer at CRI. aThanks to our use of QlikView in our solution, users can now see and explore vital information related to service quality, financial viability, and patient outcomes.a

Use of the BI/data warehouse spans the CRI organization from the CEO down to front-line clinicians, who use the tools every day in their work. In addition to these operational and management tools, predictive models have been developed in order to better inform clinical decisions about patient care and select optimal treatment options.

aWe congratulate CRI on the revenue and productivity gains they have achieved with their program, which have not only improved patient care but directly impacted their bottom line,a said Tim Wassman, President of QlikTech Americas. aThey are a perfect example of an organization that has transformed its business by providing visibility into its data, and we are happy they are being recognized for their achievements in this area.a

TDWI's Best Practices Awards program honors companies that have demonstrated excellence in developing, deploying and maintaining business intelligence (BI) and data warehousing (DW) applications. CRI was selected as one of two winners in the Government and Non-Profit category along with the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA). For more information on the awards, visit [ http://tdwi.org/pages/research/tdwi-best-practice-awards-2010-winners.aspx ]

About Centerstone Research Institute

Centerstone Research Institute (CRI) is a unique not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving mental healthcare through research, information technology and clinical informatics. CRI conducts service and clinical studies and partners with leading research institutions to advance knowledge of mental health and addiction disorders and discover innovative treatments. The organization maintains an Institutional Review Board and manages the Knowledge Network, a technology-based, partner-driven alliance to facilitate the translation of research to practice. CRI also offers Behavioral Pathway Systems, a best practices benchmarking service. CRI is a recipient of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcarea™s Innovation Award. For more information about CRI, please visit [ www.centerstoneresearch.org ].

About QlikTech

QlikTecha™s powerful, accessible business intelligence solution enables organizations to make better and faster decisions. Its QlikView product delivers enterprise-class analytics and search with the simplicity and ease of use of office productivity software. The in-memory associative search technology it pioneered makes calculations in real-time enabling business professionals to gain insight through intuitive data exploration. Unlike traditional business intelligence products, QlikView can deliver value in days or weeks rather than months, years, or not at all. It can be deployed on premise, in the cloud, or on a laptop or mobile devicea"from a single user to large global enterprises. QlikTech (NASDAQ: [ QLIK ]) is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, with offices around the world and a network of over 1,100 partners to serve more than 13,000 customers in over 100 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit [ www.qlikview.com ].