RADNOR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qlik®, a leader in visual analytics, today announced that MercyAscot, one of New Zealand’s largest private hospital providers, is leveraging the Qlik visual analytics platform to improve the quality of patient care. By effectively visualizing and analyzing data, MercyAscot now has a more accurate view of where operational efficiency improvements can be made throughout the organization so that patients’ needs can be better served across each of its sites: Epsom, Remuera and Takapuna.
For over 100 years, MercyAscot has been committed to providing its patients with an unparallelled and personalized medical service. Today, more than 600 dedicated staff support thousands of surgical procedures annually across MercyAscot’s facilities. With patients at the center of its operations, MercyAscot has continued to invest in cutting-edge technology to ensure they receive the best possible care.
With this in mind, the organization recognized the need to more effectively leverage the significant volume of data it has collated over the years to improve the delivery of services to its patients. Rather than rely on static reports which were often time-delayed, MercyAscot wanted a system that would allow staff to act more quickly on patient feedback to make quality improvements. In addition, connecting to multiple data sources and systems to see how various departments link together was paramount in being able to drive optimum efficiencies holistically.
Dr. Lloyd McCann, Director of Medical Services at MercyAscot said: “As an organization, we were data rich, but information poor. We struggled to process our data fast enough to use it effectively across our business functions and knew this had to change.”
Leveraging data to drive efficiencies
MercyAscot launched a
project to replace its single-view legacy reporting system, with a
visual analytics platform that provides self-service access.
Specifically, it introduced 12 analytics applications powered by Qlik.
By building customized applications designed to support various business
functions throughout the organization, including human resources,
operations, finance, quality and patient feedback, MercyAscot has been
able to initiate an internal revolution with data. Qlik has enabled
MercyAscot to make meaningful data accessible to all staff, encouraging
individuals to seek information on operational performance. Insights
from areas such as patient feedback have been linked to the platform to
drive improvements to patient care, which in turn has motivated staff to
immediately take action and make even more improvements.
For example, a custom application MercyAscot created includes the operational efficiency app, designed to support operating room utilization. The app provides an accurate near real-time view as well as information on cancellations and delays. Previously, it took between six-to-eight weeks to understand this information and now MercyAscot can do this in near real-time and make more timely decisions to enhance operating room throughput.
Dr. McCann said, “Data and information were secondary considerations; it was cumbersome and did not provide insights that were impactful or actionable. With Qlik, we can now see the whole picture when it comes to our data, which has truly changed the perception of the value of data within our organization. Our people are now interested in the data; openly discussing the numbers and improvements that can be made. As a result, we have become more pragmatic; using our data to validate our objectives, which enables us to make business decisions that reflect both the demands of our patients and needs of our staff. ”
Partnering for success
MercyAscot worked closely with Qlik
partner Acumen BI to set up and customize applications for one of the
most advanced analytics deployments in the Healthcare sector in New
Zealand. Dr. McCann said, “During our competitive tender process, we
were looking for a partner who would truly support us on this journey,
providing the right level of support to ensure the project was a
success. Acumen BI’s attitude, knowledge of the product and willingness
to work together long-term, were significant factors in our choice to
deploy Qlik.”
“Hospitals across the board are feeling the pinch to make the most of their resources by driving efficiencies and improving customer care. Most of them are sitting on huge volumes of data that hold the key to driving effective change – and MercyAscot was no exception,” said Charlie Farah, Director of Market Development for Healthcare and Public Sector at Qlik. “With Qlik and support from Acumen BI, MercyAscot is now poised to understand its data and derive insights that will impact business and patient decision making.”
About MercyAscot
MercyAscot's heritage goes back over 100
years to when Mercy Hospital started to provide healthcare services to
the people of Auckland. We are now one of New Zealand's largest private
surgical facilities, with 22 operating theatres, an intensive care unit
and coronary care facilities.
*Located in Auckland, we operate across three sites: Mercy Hospital in Epsom; Ascot Hospital in Remuera; and our endoscopy clinic in Takapuna on the North Shore.
Every day across all three of our sites, more than 600 dedicated staff provide patients with unparalleled personalized service. While every year, together with committed specialists of the highest calibre, we treat many thousands of patients, each patient is treated as an individual.
About Qlik
Qlik® is the leading visual analytics platform
and the pioneer of user-driven business intelligence. Its portfolio of
cloud-based and on-premise solutions meets customers’ growing needs from
reporting and self-service visual analysis to guided, embedded and
custom analytics, regardless of where data is located. Customers using
Qlik Sense®, QlikView® and Qlik Cloud®, gain meaning out of information
from multiple sources, exploring the hidden relationships within data
that lead to insights that ignite good ideas. Headquartered in Radnor,
Pennsylvania, Qlik does business in more than 100 countries with over
40,000 customers globally.
About Acumen BI
Acumen BI (New Zealand’s only Qlik Elite
Partner), is the leading supplier of Qlik Business Intelligence software
to healthcare providers. We are an experienced business intelligence
consultancy who enjoy working with clients to provide a step change in
the way analytics are delivered. With offices in Wellington, Auckland
and Dunedin and over 60 Qlik clients, our certified consultants have
proven experience in large implementations.
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