Putting existing data to work to improve quality care.

Abstract

In the healthcare environment, it's data, data everywhere. There are financial data, insurance data, employee data, clinical data, and so on. But when a healthcare organization wants more data on how it can improve quality care, does that mean it has to add more hardware, software, and personnel to monitor and analyze all the new data? Not necessarily. Some healthcare organizations are finding that they can use the data they already have--with a little help--to tell them how they are doing, how they can improve, and what they can anticipate.