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Healthcare organizations share the goal of leveragingdatato deliver better care, but the processes to democratize that data for systemwide use vary by region and country. Jeff Selander, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Global Expansion Business at Health Catalyst, discusses how health systems throughout the world increasingly turn to data to inform better decision making and the associated challenges with digitizing healthcare and democratizing data.
From payment models to operational procedures and healthcare legislation, healthcare delivery differs across the globe. Yet, Selander emphasizes that no matter the location, data democratization—breaking down data siloes and then distributing data for team member use—is key to better healthcare delivery. However, for effective data democratization, organizations need a digital infrastructure.
According to Selander, a digital infrastructure allows healthcare providers to digitize patient records and then more easily share patient information and relevant insights with team members throughout an organization. Without a digital infrastructure, systems must piece data sets together manually and exchange information much more slowly compared to an automated system, which can delay care.
Although there are many benefits to digital records, Selander says digitizing involves more than transferring paper records to electronic records. To reap the full benefits of digitization, health systems must connect their digital medical records to other source systems, including the pharmacy, claims, and operational systems, for a comprehensive view of patients’ health.
By linking patient health records to the other source systems mentioned above, care teams capture a more complete picture of a patient’s care journey and overall health. For example, the digital record doesn’t includepatient safetydata, but if a system’s infrastructure connects patient safety information with a patient’s medical record, the care team might realize that a patient experienced an adverse event at a prior hospital visit. With this new information, the care plan would include additional checkpoints for this patient’s care.
Even though distinct global regions describe conditions and procedures differently, automation capabilities in digital patient records make it easier to connect varying terms that describe the same procedure through customization. For example, rather than rewrite or erase a description or code on a paper-based medical record, organizations can customize their digital health records to read multiple codes or terms for the same procedure. Automating these processes alleviates the burden of sifting through paper-based records looking for specific terms, allowing the care team to focus on optimizing care delivery.
No matter where a health system is on its journey to improving healthcare, Selander says that data democratization data allows healthcare leaders and clinicians to use their data more efficiently to improve care in a meaningful, sustainable way.
然而,塞兰德表示,只有通过数字化患者记录,组织才能充分实现数据民主化。一旦卫生系统接受了数字化,并摆脱了基于纸张的患者记录,它们就准备将分析洞察民主化并分发给整个组织的团队成员。向数字化和民主化的转变使全球各地的护理团队能够为最多的人取得最大的成果。
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