Healthcare Magazine September 2014 | Page 36

Technology
data in hours rather than months and collaborate with colleagues around the country to identify trends . Researchers are now using Power Map to better understand how the frequency of different types of endovascular surgery varies across geographic regions .
Similarly , Department of Health Pomorskie Region , Poland is using business intelligence to monitor healthcare provision in the region and support public health providers . Implemented in late 2013 , the system covers 14 large hospitals with a total of 6,000 beds and 340,000 patients treated each year . In time , the system will collect data on structure , workflow , economy , medical treatment and outcomes from 20 hospitals serving 2.3 million citizens in the region . By being able to analyze more than 200 key performance indicators for each hospital down to specialties , individual treatments and providers , the Pomorskie Department of Health can better identify population health , costs and utilization trends .
By leveraging on-premises , cloud , or hybrid Microsoft solutions ,
Oslo University Hospital in Oslo , Norway
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