tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post976678784751660899..comments2024-03-29T06:37:18.029-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: Old data is valuelessPaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-33910713190648736852012-04-27T21:56:15.942-04:002012-04-27T21:56:15.942-04:00Amen. I could not agree with you more. Hospitals...Amen. I could not agree with you more. Hospitals and health plans cannot base their analytics on years old information. They must leverage real-time data driven from current provider, procedure, and outcomes information to judge performance and manage risk.Anthony Begandohttp://info.seerhealth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-72797374038903491002012-04-27T08:02:51.138-04:002012-04-27T08:02:51.138-04:00Organizations can contact their state QIO (Quality...Organizations can contact their state QIO (Quality Improvement Organizations) if they want fairly up-to-date data. Even better, QIOs work with organizations to build and track claims-based QI measures. There is still a 2-3 month delay but thats the best they've got. QIOs provide these services free of charge under a CMS contract. I work as an analyst at a QIO and we continually seek to get health care providers to partner with us in QI collaboratives using PDSA cycles and almost real-time data.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118476547789292146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-36620758983831829042012-04-26T10:20:58.046-04:002012-04-26T10:20:58.046-04:00I totally agree. Old data just gets ignored (as it...I totally agree. Old data just gets ignored (as it should)and it is a waste of time...or worse a distraction from real improvement.Toni Brayer, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15258759363309666629noreply@blogger.com