Streamlining patient pathways
“The dashboards provide live
By analysing large amounts of data to identify patterns, trends, and potential areas for improvement in the patient journey, users can manage and improve hospital efficiency and patient flow. Data analytics can also be used to predict patient demand, allowing hospitals to better plan for staffing needs and resource allocation and prevent overcrowding and long wait times. Middlemore Hospital is the largest in Aotearoa New Zealand and its Command Centre is using a variety of live dashboards to manage patient flow.
An AI tool that forecasts surgical and medical admissions and discharges over the next seven days, helps staff to prepare and allocate resources. Rosie Whittington, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, Health Intelligence Manager, says “this supports users in their decision making, using real-time dashboards to plan for the future.”
information that informs decision making at an operational level. Like
an airplane, we’re not flying blind.”
John Cartwright, General Manager Emergency Department and Middlemore Central
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