{"id":4297,"date":"2015-12-03T08:58:54","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T16:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=4297"},"modified":"2021-01-13T15:34:16","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T23:34:16","slug":"why-you-should-care-about-outcomes-if-you-dont-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/why-you-should-care-about-outcomes-if-you-dont-already","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Care About Outcomes (If You Don\u2019t Already)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Outcomes are Everywhere<\/h2>\n

It seems like everywhere I go I’ve been hearing about outcomes. When I visit the doctor. When I listen to the radio. When I look at grad schools. And now, even at work.<\/p>\n

If I\u2019m hearing about it in all these places, then chances are that it\u2019s really important. Also chances are that it\u2019s broad and has many meanings to many different people, like for example \u201cbig data.\u201d<\/p>\n

So what are outcomes, what do they mean, why are they important, and most importantly why should you care? All great questions, but the answer is: it depends.<\/p>\n

The two most typical uses of outcomes revolve around, not coincidentally, two of the most (if not the top most) important parts of society today: education and healthcare. So let\u2019s drill into both those areas, which at their core focus on the same thing: \u201cthe impact of .\u201d<\/p>\n

Outcomes in Healthcare<\/h2>\n

In previous models of healthcare you would go to the doctor for anything minor to serious, and the doctor would run tests, perform procedures, write prescriptions, start treatments, with completely varying degrees of success. The problem with this model is that those who performed the treatments were also compensated more for doing more. Which led to things like an \u201cavalanche of unnecessary medical care<\/a>.\u201d With newer models of healthcare and the evolution of the industry, there seems to be more focus on what actually happens as a result of each treatment (outcome). This ensures that the right things are done, and the wrong (or useless things) aren\u2019t pursued.<\/p>\n

Outcomes in Education<\/h2>\n

Very similar to healthcare, education outcomes are focused on results. Rather than requiring exact steps be followed, some schools and curriculums have retooled to focus on a better outcome in education<\/a>, and this goes for any level from preschool all the way through college and postgraduate. The process of learning should not just be about time spent in school (although more time certainly helps), but what is learned as result of being at school. Time spent learning outside of school could be vital to a child’s education. By instilling learning out of school hours at preschool age should help to keep them in a similar mindset for their future.<\/p>\n

What About Manufacturing Outcomes?<\/h2>\n

Now I\u2019ll pause there, because while healthcare and education are important in each of our lives, it\u2019s not what we spend our time on every day at work. We\u2019re in manufacturing, and at QAD we\u2019re in manufacturing software. So why can\u2019t outcomes be applied to manufacturing and manufacturing software as well? After all, outcomes are trying to measure effectiveness and we all want to be effective.<\/p>\n

In fact, QAD has spent a lot of time defining and implementing what we call the Effective Enterprise which at it\u2019s core is measuring outcomes of our customers to ensure that QAD is doing the right things for our customers through outcome-based solutions and services.<\/p>\n

Outcomes are in Our DNA at QAD<\/h2>\n

For example we know that QAD solutions:<\/p>\n