Question

What is the primary reason and the need to aggregate data in healthcare? Explain your answer with examples.

Answer 1

Every healthcare system collects, stores and manages data related to patients. The data consists of medical records, personal information as well as insurance related information.
It os important to gather and syore patient data due to following reasons:

1. The data collected helps in correctly diagnosis and providing appropriate intervention for the patient.
2. The data collected also sometimes give important details about patient such as living will or DNR information.
3. The data collected is used to correctly code and bill. It also helps in easy insurance reimbursement.
4. The data collected also helps in tracing and tracking of patients during emergency or spread of infectious diseases.
5. The data collected also helps in providing valuable feedback and meqsuring the outcomes.