Industry News - Healthcare
Common data sources in Healthcare Industry
Internal Clinical Systems
Electronic Health Record (EHR) system (Epic, Cerner, Meditech)
Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) systems
Laboratory Information Systems (LIS)
Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and PACS
Pharmacy management systems
Emergency Department tracking systems
Financial & Administrative Systems
Patient accounting systems
Revenue cycle management platforms
General ledger and financial systems
Supply chain management systems
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software
Contract management systems
Quality & Regulatory Data
Incident reporting systems
Patient satisfaction surveys (HCAHPS)
CMS quality measures reporting platforms (Hospital Compare)
Registry data (surgical, cardiac, cancer, etc.)
Infection control surveillance systems
Operational Systems
Bed management and patient flow platforms
Staff scheduling and time-tracking systems
Resource utilization monitoring tools
Telehealth and remote monitoring platforms
Enterprise master patient index (EMPI)
Call center and patient communication systems
External Benchmarking Sources
Premier, Inc. or Vizient comparative data
Regional Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)
Note: Most hospital data sources are internal proprietary systems. The links provided are for open data sources that hospitals commonly use alongside their internal systems for benchmarking and comparative analysis.