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With the majority of care in the U.S. being delivered at the community level, organizations like Community Health Network provide the ideal “sandbox” to test out solutions that could potentially improve efficiency and enhance the consumer experience, according to Patrick McGill, MD, and Allison Lodhi.
Part of becoming a data-driven organization is ensuring that analytics partners with other departments – including business, clinical, and informatics – to address key challenges, says Patrick McGill, MD, who talks about his strategy as Chief Analytics Officer.
When it comes to social determinants of health, capturing data is important, but it’s merely one step, says Patrick McGill, MD. It’s also about leveraging that data to understand why gaps exist, and partnering with others to help close them.
