IRS combats fraud with advanced data analytics

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) estimates that criminals attempted at least $14 billion in identity theft tax refund fraud in 2015, and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) paid out at least $2.24 billion on that amount. To combat this fraud and protect taxpayers, the IRS has turned to advanced analytics. The IRS began developing the…

Top 10 BI data visualization tools

There is golden knowledge in the sea of data that businesses are swimming in. Being able to fish out the business intelligence you need — when you need it — is the key to steering your ship. In this article, we’ll discuss 10 BI tools that feature data visualization and analysis. [ Deliver deep insights…

6 tools that make machine learning easier

The words “machine learning” have been imbued with an almost magical aura. Ordinary people don’t teach machines to learn. That’s for highly specialized alchemists, like data scientists, who transform data into gold in research divisions and labs with little explanation beyond simply saying, “Science.” Of course, it may be a little known fact, but over…

The rise of the chief digital officer

The C-suite is growing increasingly crowded as organizations are bringing in a variety of new roles, including chief digital officers, who often work in tandem with CIOs on digital transformation initiatives on an enterprise-wide basis and rethink how to best serve customers. But what exactly do CDOs add to the C-suite mix, and why are…

SBPASC transforms claims processing nationwide

In today’s healthcare industry, accessibility and ease-of-use are paramount, as customers have come to expect easy-to-navigate services designed to make once complex processes simple. Service Benefit Plan Administrative Service Corp. (SBPASC), which provides IT operations and services for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, is well aware of those new consumer expectations.…

What is SAFe? The Scaled Agile Framework explained

Larger organizations tend to move more slowly than smaller, more nimble competitors, and are more change-resistant. Much of this can be chalked up to the more deep-rooted cultural issues of being a larger incumbent, and to policy- and process-based barriers, as bureaucracy tends to flourish in broader corporate environments. Still, many larger organizations seek to…