Healthcare Analytics Tools & Resources

In today’s fast-evolving healthcare landscape, hospitals and medical organizations face increasing pressure to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve patient care. Smartsourcing is emerging as a powerful solution—going beyond traditional outsourcing by fostering strategic partnerships that optimize non-core functions while allowing healthcare providers to focus on what matters most: delivering exceptional patient care. This approach not only streamlines operations but also drives innovation, adaptability, and long-term success in an industry that demands continuous improvement.

Healthcare organizations on the leading edge of quality improvement are reinventing their approach to data, focusing less on adding ever more data to an information black hole and instead organizing more resources around producing insight from the data and, most importantly, acting on it to accelerate change. This doesn’t mean they neglect data collection. Rather, they’re smarter in how they collect it by leveraging a trusted smartsourcing partner to handle the more routine task of data collection so they can concentrate their precious and scarce personnel on more advanced roles like analysts and change agents. This whitepaper details how ADN clients calculate and perceive the return on investment of smartsourcing data abstraction to a trusted partner so they can make more intelligent use of their financial and personnel resources.

One of the most vetted measurement tools to quantify your patient safety culture and to identify problem areas is the Survey on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). In this article, you will learn 6 best practices for your next SOPS to both fulfill accreditor and watchdog expectations and, more importantly, to make the process pay off in the form of an improved safety culture for your organization.

Curious how one toolkit can drastically reduce patient falls? Discover the evidence-based fall-prevention toolkit that’s helping hospitals cut injuries by 34% while keeping patients safe and staff engaged.

Encouraging voluntary event reporting in hospitals is crucial for patient safety, yet it often goes against human nature. In this article, we'll explore six proven strategies to foster a culture where reporting incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions becomes second nature for healthcare teams. These strategies will not only boost event reporting but also drive meaningful improvements in care quality. Read on to learn practical ways to incentivize transparency and turn safety concerns into opportunities for learning and growth.

The American College of Cardiology’s National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) is a suite of data registries related to cardiovascular care that helps hospitals, health systems, and practices measure and improve care outcomes. With a decade of experience in specialized registry abstraction and management both as hospital staff and as an Account Lead for ADN’s Core Measures & Registry Data Abstraction Outsourcing Service, ADN’s top NCDR expert, Tammy Holton, shared 5 best practices for effectively managing your facility’s NCDR program.

Preoccupation with failure" is a key trait of High Reliability Organizations (HROs) in healthcare, promoting vigilance to detect small issues before they become bigger problems. Learn how this mindset can improve patient safety and explore free tools to implement it in your organization.

Want to achieve zero patient harm and build a culture of trust and safety in your facility? This expert guide explains how to become a high-reliability organization in healthcare. Learn the five defining principles of HROs, explore real-world case studies, and get actionable tools and strategies your team can apply today.

Discover how American Data Network's easy-to-use Morse Fall Scale Calculator can help your hospital prevent falls and improve patient safety. This quick and effective tool not only assesses fall risk but also offers personalized intervention strategies to reduce incidents. Learn why fall prevention is critical and how you can integrate this powerful tool into your care routine.