In the software from Ensure Data Solutions Physicians have always recognized that data collection is important in healthcare.

Physicians have always recognized that data collection is important in healthcare. But a lot about data collection has changed the amount of it, the electronic health record (EHR) systems required to collect and manage it. At the same time value-based care has gained popularity and with that the used of another platform complementary to the EHR has become a need.

The Data collected in every doctor visit needs its complements. Now is not enough to be recording diagnosis and procedures if those are not properly coded, also patient’s utilization needs to be recorded in order to maintain a financial balance for the practice.

Data has always been critical for improving healthcare delivery. From operations to the clinical frontlines, health systems have relied on data to measure the care they deliver, identify care variation, and tailor care delivery to each patient’s needs. Without data, health systems resort to anecdotal evidence and then make their best guess when it comes to improvement efforts, often wasting precious resources along the way.

Data can be a powerful force for positive change and better health, poor data quality can lead to uniformed decisions and worse outcomes. When health systems lack of efficient healthcare data integration, the process of compiling data from different sources and increasing access to decision makers, they are left to use whatever data sets they can find, including fragmented or incomplete data.