Becker's Healthcare May 15, 2019
Whether it’s a 25-hospital health system or a 50-bed rural hospital, the amount of data collected to ensure quality and efficiency is endless. With computer networks inundated with data, gleaning valuable insights from this surplus of information can be a significant challenge.
Hospitals are looking to data to answer performance-related questions and help direct quality and operational performance improvement initiatives. Does the hospital need to cut its average length of stay? Are outcomes similar to other hospitals in the market or region? How does the organization’s readmission rate compare to the national average?
C-suite executives are constantly evaluating these questions, compiling new data at every meeting to improve decisions moving forward. However, it can be difficult to truly understand...