Digital dashboards: a speech pathology case study
Maria Schwarz
A * , Elizabeth C Ward B C , Anne Coccetti A , Kate Burton A , Marnie Seabrook A , Siobhan Newnham A , Jordan McCamley A and Carina Hartley A
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A Logan Hospital, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Queensland Health, Qld, Australia.
B School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Qld, Australia.
C Centre for Functioning and Health Research, Metro South Hospital and Health Service, Queensland Health, Qld, Australia.
* Correspondence to: Maria.Schwarz@health.qld.gov.au
Australian Health Review 46(4) 501-508 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH22011
Submitted: 27 January 2022 Accepted: 23 June 2022 Published: 14 July 2022
© 2022 The Author(s) (or their employer(s)). Published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of AHHA.
Abstract
The introduction of electronic medical records has created vast opportunities in relation to data storage, visibility and extraction. In Allied Health the collection, storage, display and reporting of service statistics is a key opportunity to utilise the capabilities of the electronic medical record to reduce clinician time completing data entry, improve accuracy and visibility of available data and maximise opportunities to view and utilise service statistic information in clinical and operational decision making. This case study describes service statistic capture and extraction for a speech pathology department, pre- and post- the introduction of a digital dashboard. A new Allied Health digital dashboard was created via clinicians and informaticians working collaboratively to define service delivery elements for data extraction and design dashboard functionality. Descriptive comparison of data capture pre- and post- dashboard implementation was undertaken. The integration of service statistic information into a digital dashboard was found to support service statistic reporting, improve ease of access, and provide greater visibility and timeliness of service information.
Keywords: Allied Health, digital dashboard, Electronic Medical Record, health service statistics, hospital, inpatients, outpatients, speech pathology.
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