2018-11-18

What level of in-system inquiry maturity do we need?

As part of Reporting Content Review, Alberta Health Services (AHS) analysts help clinical information system (CIS) users design reports, dashboards and visualizations that will be deployed through self-serve, in-system, analytics tools supporting decision making. The possibilities are limitless... early configuration work is intimidating to say the least.

It can help to envision a stepwise progression towards the reporting maturity AHS needs to attain HIMSS Level 6 and 7 recognition. Early in-system reports, dashboards and visualizations should focus on gaining insight about user on-boarding and adoption. Soon, data becomes available to support tracking minimum acceptable CIS use. Once use is solid, attention can shift to indicators of meaningful use and charting quality. Thereafter, gaining insight from internal evidence about health processes and outcomes becomes possible. Appreciating this can help prioritization of in-system reporting capabilities for launch and the months that follow.