Data Literacy: A Transformational Outcome of Data Governance

Explore how a holistic Data Governance program already includes the necessary components for elevating data literacy within your organization.

• Problem: The demand for information continues to exceed the supply of analytic resources
• Solution: Increase the supply of analytic resources by elevating data literacy
• How do adults learn best
• Make education relevant 
• Data Governance components that elevate Data Literacy

Speaker: Melinda A Leonard
Data Governance Advisor - Clearsense, LLC

Melinda is a Data Governance Advisor at Clearsense. She has over 18 years of experience leading data governance initiatives in the healthcare industry. She is passionate about demystifying data governance and data concepts to empower the business to make data driven decisions. Melinda’s experience includes leading Master Data Management projects, Governance and Document Management tool implementation, and operationalizing data governance activities though process improvement and change management.

Speaker: Christina Cascante
Data Governance Advisor - Clearsense, LLC

Christina is a Data Governance Advisor at Clearsense with over 10 years of experience in healthcare. She is passionate about partnering with healthcare organizations to help take control of their data chaos so they can get to the important stuff – extracting the actionable insights and making sense of it all! Prior to joining Clearsense, Christina led regulatory program initiatives including implementation, reporting, data submissions, and auditing such as for Meaningful Use Acute & Ambulatory, PQRS, MACRA/MIPS, Promoting Interoperability, CCDA, Direct Messaging, Information Blocking, Patient Portal. She also led the enterprise data governance program and the corporate regulatory data and analytics team in Baptist Health South Florida.

Speaker: Terri Mikol
Principal Data Governance Advisor - Clearsense, LLC

Terri is the Principal Data Governance Advisor at Clearsense. She has over 3 decades of experience leading large strategic data analytics initiatives in the healthcare industry. She is passionate about elevating the data literacy and analytics ability of everyone working in healthcare by engaging them in a formal data role. Terri works side by side with organizations as a trusted expert, educator, and guide helping them implement a unique asset management-based approach to data governance. The “guided action” program she has designed is packed with assets, lessons learned, operating models, and alternative solutions to the common challenges with scale and adoption. Prior to joining Clearsense, Terri led a successful self-service analytics program for 18 years at UPMC where she developed her passion for data governance.