A hospital trust that became the first and only organisation in Europe to achieve a HIMSS stage six validation for its use of data and its approach to data science has collaborated on a white paper to support other trusts in their digital evolution.
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT), which runs Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and the Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax, achieved the validation for HIMSS’ Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity (AMAM). The validation recognised the contribution made by The Health Informatics Service (THIS) hosted by CHFT.
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) is a not-for-profit, global advisor, thought leader and member-based society committed to reforming the global health ecosystem through the power of data and technology. Its validations range from zero to seven.
The white paper includes chapters on how CHFT, with support from THIS, has used data science and analytics to reduce appointment backlogs, tackle health inequalities, create departmental efficiencies and improve outcomes to a range of issues, such as mortality ratios, with predictive modelling.
Rob Birkett, chief digital and information officer for CHFT and THIS, says: “It’s the culmination of a 10-year journey to embed technology and data science within in our culture. We knew it was the right thing to do, and we’ve absolutely stuck with it.”
