Data governance should be viewed as a partnership with all the different stakeholders. The data governance team should be led by business leaders but with everyone’s input involved. This structure helps in creating centralized oversight, prioritizing key clinical data, and planning with physicians (Hoppszallern, 2015). Everyone should be involved including IT and patients. The utility […]
There are many challenges with healthcare data that make it difficult to capture and measure. LeSueur (2014) pointed out five: 1) data is in multiple places, 2) structured and unstructured data, 3) inconsistent variables/definitions, 4) data is complex, and 5) changing regulatory requirements. There are other challenges such as dealing with sensors, body changes, and […]
Initially, the answer seems simple: an open note platform would increase accuracy and completeness of EHR data. Two eyes on the same set of data is better than one. Clinicians could cross collaborate with their patients and double check information (OpenNotes, n.d.). After all, patients know more about their own health than anyone else. However, […]