A predictive model that helps emergency room physicians understand a patient’s sepsis risk and a real-time dashboard that supports nurse managers monitoring central lines are just a couple of the data-rich tools created by the Analytics Resource Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
The highly ranked pediatrics system is a leader in the industry’s race to use data to improve care delivery. The Aurora-based provider credits the success of its data initiatives to a culture change, says Vice President and Chief Analytics Officer Kerri Webster.
“We’ve always had the desire and the need to be data-driven,” she says. “It just took some going about it differently to make it a reality for the organization.”
Part of the shift entailed moving away from what Webster describes as a “transactional analytics” approach and instead thinking strategically about how to make data more accessible.
Click the banner below to effectively harness healthcare data.