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inputting data at the hospitals—to correctly input
data (diagnoses, lab values, etc.). Any inaccurate
documentation could compromise patient care
delivery or care coordination. More downstream,
it could have impacts on our quality reporting.
We also need to make sure Arcadia extracts data
from Epic consistently, every night so that our
teams see the most up-to-date information.
2022 was about implementation
Our work in 2022 was about implementation.
We optimized a variety of tools in Arcadia related to
analysis, reporting, and data capture. Dave Gainer
and Miranda Tomuro oversaw the implementation
of Foundry, a tool that allows us to be as granular
as we want slicing views of data, which we could
never do with our previous population health tool.
The team also put in place Vista dashboards, an
interactive visualization tool geared toward nonhigh-tech people. These dashboards make it quick
and easy to manipulate data in real time.
Ensuring solid foundations
In 2023, we’re looking to shore up our data
integrity and make sure that our foundations
are solid. Leon says, “Our 2022 focus was
implementation. In 2023, we want to continue
to evaluate the health of our data.”
A team-heavy process
Implementing a tool like Arcadia has been a
team-heavy process. Leon emphasizes that
work this “vast and complex, with all its different
functionalities” could not be done without the help
of many people inside EHN and within our partner
organizations. “Especially the Risk Team and Sahana
[Ingale].” “I reach out to Dave and Miranda for help
with validation all the time.” He also notes that
“Rachel Lam does a lot of behind the scenes work to
ensure expenses stay below budget and confirms
that payor revenue is accurate and timely. Rachel
also calculates membership rosters for all plans.”
Necessary for modern health care
As Leon so eloquently explains, modern valuebased health care is only as good as the data we
put into the system. This means, we need reliable
data-management software. Having EHN’s hospitals
on Epic and having EHN fully implemented with
Arcadia are huge steps toward providing accurate
site lines to care gaps for our patients and allowing
providers to make informed decisions in the
moment of care.
“At end of day, all decisions of leaders, stakeholders, providers are
only as good as the data we put into our system. A high level of data
integrity is an absolute must for the work do.”
LEON CHAN, EHN SENIOR SYSTEMS ANALYST
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