An analytics and data warehousing infrastructure and services system that
uses an analytic rather than a transactional data model. The system
preferably has at least one extracted source data store, at least one
staging data store, and at least one analytic data store. The at least
one staging data store preferably has at least one staging data table.
The at least one analytic data store preferably has at least one analytic
data table for storing transformed data. A staging data table loading
algorithm may be used for populating the at least one staging data table
with source data. A data transformation algorithm may be used for moving
and transforming data from a staging data table into an analytic data
store. Other algorithms that may be used in the present invention include
algorithms for creating derived variables, creating event proxies, and
restructuring data. In one preferred embodiment, the system is a data
model based on a clinical rather than a financial understanding of
healthcare.