Many health care systems have a valuable asset that they are underutilizing: clinical registries. These database systems collect information from each patient encounter, including comorbidities, surgical procedures, post-operative complications, and patient-reported outcomes via standardized surveys.
Lessons from the Mayo Clinic on Using Data to Improve Surgical Outcomes
Its neurosurgery department built a dashboard to track quality of care, negotiate contracts, and inform conversations with patients.
September 30, 2021
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Summary.
By tapping data in their clinical registries and making select information highly visible, health care systems can improve both their clinical and financial performance across multiple sites. Mayo Clinic’s Department of Neurologic Surgery built such a tool, which has helped it identify quality-improvement opportunities, negotiate more favorable contracts with payers, and enhance patient-physician discussions and decisions. Other departments at Mayo Clinic are launching similar efforts.