About the Business Analytics Program

The Stanford School of Medicine Business Analytics Program exists to provide accessible, accurate, and actionable information to Dean's Office, Departmental, and faculty, leaders and analysts.

The SoM Data Warehouse

The SoM Data Warehouse is the single source of data for the Analytics Program. The data warehouse is a special-purpose database modeled and optimized for analyitcs.

Data Warehouse Source Systems

  • Oracle Financials - expenditures and labor distribution
  • PeopleSoft/Faculty Events - faculty demographics, orgs, appointments, salaries, jobs and positions
  • SeRA - sponsored research proposals and awards
  • FAMIS  - research labs and other space
  • SHC and LPCH EPIC systems - clinical providers, procedures, wRVUs and dollar amounts
  • Third-party sources, e.g. AAMC and MGMA - salary and clinical benchmarks by specialty

The data warehouse is updated nightly. The analytics solutions listed above sit "on top" of the data warehouse and provide up-to-date information as of the latest data warehouse update, generally the previous business day. 

Analytics Program Organizational Elements

The Analytics Executive Steering Committee is led by the Senior Associate Dean of Finance and Administration, and is made up of leaders from the Dean's office, IRT, and the departments. The committee is responsible for the strategic vision and priorities of the program.

The Analytics Data Governance Board includes owners of key business processes and analytical subject areas. The governance board is responsible for creating metrics definitions, data groupings and rules for data access and presentation. 

The Analytics Change Advisory Board (CAB) includes owners of analytical solutions in production.  The CAB tracks and prioritizes enhancement requests to ensure that existing solutions continue to meet evolving business requirements.

For more information on the program and its current projects, contact us using the link to the left.

Contact Us

For more information about the SoM Business Analytics Program, click the link below to contact the team.