Impact of data for business intelligence and reporting, including demonstrating compliance with CQUIN and NICE guidelines

What peers in the network found

• It’s easy to end up with an information overload

  It will sound obvious but the more information you have, the more resource needed to produce reports and ensure that they are genuinely insightful

• It’s important to take time to understand various reporting system

  Many of our network members said they would have spent more time understanding the various reporting systems

• Plan for information required and manage expectations around this

  Focus not just on what the system can offer, but what you can report usefully on. Look at what are the priorities for your organisation, how can you use EPMA data to demonstrate this and make improvements

• Include data in your training

  Having a strong focus on the data and information available in your wider training and education. Be creative with how you involve your other data sources

• Be creative with how you involve your other data sources

  Think outside the box about what can be reported on, and how to use other digital systems within the trust to add contextual or additional data points to make the data more clinically relevant

• Develop a consistent engagement process on data

  Ideally, based on clinician-led working jointly with ePMA, informatics and others

• Governance pathways for data need early consideration

  Develop clear guidelines on what people are going to do with data. Considerations include:

  • • How do they request this data?
    • What is the process of data being used i.e. individual clinicians run reports themselves vs bespoke reporting?
    • What is the validation process for ensuring the data is correct before releasing it into clinical use?

   

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