All the data stored in the EHR systems provides incredibly valuable insights for the healthcare community. It all depends on how the data is harnessed for analytics and provide insights to most complex questions as well as an obvious resolution of a medical condition. The data stored in EHR systems is complex from a structural perspective. But given the right tools and technology, these complex structures can be transformed into relatively more simplistic dimensions and facts. This is what we call the Clinical Datawarehouse (CDW).
The CDW will be the engine for multiple front end dashboards. The solution is technology agnostic, and there is no mandate that only a given set of front end analytical tools will meet the purpose.
The tools, however, must have the capability to view the information from the CDW, utilizing all the dimensional data built into it. The CDW will have a trickle feed update thus providing real-time analytics without waiting for batch processes to run. Click here to see a CDW workflow.
The power of the CDW and compatible tools for analysis is limited only by the nature of the query or information that the doctor or healthcare provider would like to understand - from a disease, symptoms, diagnosis, related medical tests, treatment options and outcomes, cost of treatment etc.
Another important aspect of the CDW is sharing of data in standard medical protocols from one healthcare institution to another.
The true power of this solution lies in the scalability - it can meet the requirements of a private general practitioner to a chain of super-specialty hospitals.
The core CDW will be the initial offering and customization to meet the requirements of the healthcare provider will dictate the statement of work.