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Data Core

Data collection and analysis serve as a connector across the various departments of the health system. Clinicians or project leaders approach the Data Core with a question or a problem they'd like to solve; from there, the group assembles an action plan.

The UR Health Lab team recognizes that, while technology may change, our approach to problem-solving doesn't. This sometimes includes defining the situation at hand, visualizing data to tell a story to patients or leadership, or focusing more on synthesizing data to actionable metrics. Through their work, the Data Core:

Improves patient experience by facilitating better patient care
Provides opportunities for providers to access data and explore projects they are interested in
Collaborates with providers to illuminate problems and solve them
Creates tools for the community

For those interested in working with the Data Core, these are the main interest areas we pursue:

Exploratory Data Analysis

exploration of a novel idea or problem

Sample Project: Sleep Disturbances Study

Impact Analysis

investigation of the impact of an intervention

Sample Project: Butterfly

Data Visualization

visual communication with data

Sample Project: Stroke Dashboard

Advanced Analytics

application of advanced techniques to a problem

Sample Project: Alarm Fatigue Project

Overall, the Data Core has to know how to speak many different “languages” and connect themes, people, and data to come up with solutions or answers. The Data Core is a team of problem-solvers who utilize their unique skills to ultimately improve the lives of patients, providers, and the community as a whole.

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