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You may have heard the expression "A mother's work is never done." We won't debate whether or not that is true, but after reading the first article in this issue, you'll certainly wonder if a CMO's work is ever done! In How Chief Medical Officers Use Business Intelligence, Scott Wanless discusses the ever-increasing responsibilities of CMOs and explains how business intelligence tools and techniques can provide tactical and strategic advantages.

In the second article, Dominant Trends in Financial Services, Duffie Brunson discusses three of the top ten business intelligence (BI) trends, the financial services drivers responsible for them and the complexity involved in meeting today's BI challenges. Don't worry - we won't leave you in the dark about the other seven trends!

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In This Issue 

How Chief Medical Officers Use Business Intelligence
by Scott Wanless
Business intelligence provides improved information to support the evolving role and responsibilities of today’s chief medical officer.

Dominant Trends in Financial Services
by Duffie Brunson
A number of interesting and converging trends are accelerating the use of data and analytics to reduce the uncertainty involved in managing large enterprises.

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