The road to high performance is paved with data.
Data is a necessary component of any organization's move toward accountability. This commentary describes Wilmington Health's use of high-tech and low-tech data sources in its journey to succeed as an accountable care organization. This commentary also discusses shortcomings in the availability of data and the lack of transparency regarding cost and quality.
Wilmington Health, Wilmington, NC, USA. jjames@wilmingtonhealth.com.
Jeffry G
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D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D009657:North Carolina; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data