Click to learn more about author Sanjeev Agrawal. Improving operational efficiency through Data Analytics boils down to applying Predictive Analytics to improve planning and execution of key care delivery processes, chief among them resource utilization, staff schedules, and patient admittance and discharge. When this is done right, providers see an increase in patient access (accommodation of […]
Why Is Data Analytics Important in Healthcare?
Click to learn more about author Sanjeev Agrawal. Data Analytics is arguably the most significant revolution in healthcare in the last decade. There are several drivers for why the pace of Analytics adoption is accelerating in healthcare: With the adoption of EHRs and other digital tools, much more structured and unstructured data is now available to […]
Push Not Pull: Using Data Science to Improve OR Operations
Click to learn more about author Sanjeev Agrawal. While virtually every hospital has implemented a version of an electronic health record (EHR) that tracks the patient journey, most hospital administrators still use the tool in a “pull” manner; they start with something in mind and then look for the data. This causes problems when people aren’t […]