TREND #4: GROW ENTERPRISE INTELLIGENCE TO MEASURE AND IMPROVE PATIENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH
Most healthcare organizations are collecting more data than they know what to do with. Unfortunately, data is not helpful unless it can be transformed into timely and actionable insights that impact performance throughout the organization. Organizations that leverage enterprise intelligence have access to the relevant clinical, financial and operational data and can transform this rich data set into actionable information that can improve decision-making and overall performance.
Enterprise intelligence creates accountability for all stakeholders because it provides transparency at an organizational level rather than at just a departmental level. According to Definitive Healthcare, many organizations are not using enterprise intelligence software. In fact, of the approximately 7,257 hospitals in the United States, only 3,450 are known to use some type of enterprise intelligence software.
Healthcare has made tremendous strides with electronic medical records (EMRs) and business intelligence capabilities. However, many organizations are still challenged by a lack of interoperability and are struggling to translate data into actionable information. System integration and the ability to access data across the organization empowers employees and helps stakeholders predict, model and measure best practices and ideal outcomes. Data-driven decisions are the key to the health of an organization and the patients they serve. With enterprise intelligence, healthcare executives and clinicians can leverage the power of data to make sound decisions based on information, not intuition.
Health IT solutions are a critical component in the delivery of enterprise intelligence for healthcare organizations. Perficient’s High-Performance Costing Expressway provides a complete solution that enables hospitals to rapidly deploy a micro-level costing solution. These transparent costing models indicate profitability by service, patient and procedure allowing healthcare organizations to quickly identify opportunities for improvement. Learn more about Perficient’s High-Performance Costing Expressway.
This is just one of the healthcare analytics trends for 2016. In our new guide, we take a look at ten analytics trends healthcare executives need to be thinking about in 2016 and beyond. We identify technology strategies and solutions that will help healthcare organizations succeed in a data-driven, digital world.
