This article is based on a presentation at IBA’s Spring 2023 Conference on Healthcare Analytics by Keith Kilgore, Executive Director of Clinical Performance Improvement at IU Health and Joshua Sadowski, Senior Data Analyst for Quality, Safety, & Infection Prevention at IU Health Methodist/University Hospitals.
The data and the processes surrounding healthcare analytics are complex, which is clearly demonstrated by the analytics infrastructure employed by Indiana University Health and the projects taken on by the data analysts at IU Health. The infrastructure includes four main layers and four domains of tools, according to Joshua Sadowski, a Senior Data Analyst for IU Health Methodist & University Hospitals.
While the infrastructure is layered, Sadowski said that the purpose of performing analytics for healthcare professionals is simple: to help clinicians give patients better care.