Healthcare organizations in Australia and New Zealand find it difficult to harness the power of data and analytics to improve clinical and patient outcomes due to the inability to seamlessly and track data exchange. real time. To address this challenge, healthcare executives in the region are calling for standardization of data exchange, according to a new report.
a new one study commissioned by InterSystems to understand the current state of healthcare analytics and interoperability in ANZ. Conducted by technology consulting firm Ecosystm, the survey gathered responses from 180 healthcare executives in the region.
RESULT
Based on the survey, nearly 8 out of 10 healthcare organizations polled made analytics a top priority in their business. They primarily expect analytics solutions to help identify patient risk, reduce clinical errors, improve outcomes and patient experience, and cut costs.
For 2022-2023, ANZ healthcare organizations say they will focus on the following key technology areas: EMR innovation, cloud IT optimization, clinical analytics and AI as well as data interoperability.
Despite the will to pursue digital transformation through the use of data and analytics, these organizations have been found to be underusing the vast amounts of data they have.
Here’s why:
first. More than 50% of key stakeholders do not fully trust the data.
2. Data quality and access limit successful.
Most organizations lack the ability to share real-time data and integrate disparate enterprise systems for data exchange. They also lack a single source of truth for all data.
While about half of organizations can use inpatient clinical data in their health analytics solutions, only 41% are able to analyze data from diagnostic systems and only 38% can analyze patient management data. About a third of them had outpatient clinical data available for analysis. Furthermore, almost a quarter can analyze text from communication systems or log files, and 18% can use sensor or medical device data for analysis.
3. Organizations’ data strategies may be out of date.
Most healthcare organizations have been through a data journey long before they realize the need for a strategy to support it. Only 33% have a basic digital transformation strategy.
4. Limited data analytics organizations.
The report notes that this is because many datasets are non-interoperable and non-interoperable. Their clinicians can only make clinical decisions using “only a fraction” of the total data their organization has access to.
5. Organizations’ data strategy hampered by business challenges.
Their top three challenges include a lack of skilled IT staff, a tight budget, and a lack of staff with both clinical and analytical skills.
Aware of their limitations, nearly 7 out of 10 healthcare organizations today would like to see the standardization of data exchange; about half want access to real-time data; and more than a third want to improve the transaction process throughout the care process.
InterSystems notes that 11% of healthcare organizations at ANZ are currently using an FHIR-enabled data exchange while around 67% are using more than one interactive method. The survey also notes that 3 out of 10 organizations are looking for standards-based methods of interaction, including IHE-certified data exchange, HL7/X12 interface tools, and exchange. data support FHIR.
TREND TO BIGGER WOMAN
In Australia, health authorities are pursuing their National Healthcare Interoperability Plan to facilitate a more connected Australian health system by 2027. Recently, the Health Authority Digital Australia (ADHA) has partners with Health Level Seven Australia to promote consistent application of FHIR standards in healthcare settings.
One Australia’s center of excellence for healthcare connectivity is also being established through ADHA’s partnership with CSIRO’s Australian Center for Electronic Health Research. It will create a world-class terminology service and capability in Australia through the National Clinical Terminology Service.
ON PROFILE
“The road to healthcare interoperability is bumpy. Obstacles include multiple jurisdictions and a complex mix of public/private healthcare. But FHIR has overcoming this adversity, a major breakthrough in health data standards that our research shows is on top of a major trend,” said Darren Jones, country director for InterSystems ANZ.
