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With 11 deployments under her belt, brand new VP of Data Fiona McPherson Grant<\/a> knows a thing or two about health tech data integrations. She shares unique insights gleaned getting her hands dirty merging legacy data systems, bringing clinicians, analysts and patients alike on board, and what to look for when choosing a tech partner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just love data. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It gets me out of bed in the morning. That and an ice swim at my local lake in Grand Rapids. Your data is unique to your organization and it holds the answers to your most pressing questions. It\u2019s like the oil in a machine, when it\u2019s flowing seamlessly, the machine can operate at peak performance. When your team understands how to talk about it, and how it moves through a system, then you know you\u2019re getting the most valuable insights possible that are unique to your organization. It also represents the streamlining of human effort. What\u2019s not to love?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doctors are data factories <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Think about a cardiac surgeon performing a lifesaving procedure. That\u2019s an incredibly valuable act – prolonging or saving someone\u2019s life. Now take all the data they\u2019re creating along every step of the process. That can be extrapolated far beyond one procedure on a single patient. That data can be collected and used to predict patient outcomes, for research, cost savings, time savings for clinicians, potentially monetized. The value add of collecting and connecting data is exponential<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I learned a thing or two deploying 11 health data integrations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First, get everybody on the same page upfront. Establish a common language that will become a shorthand to simplify complicated concepts. There is learning in the doing, but train your team upfront. Post go-live you\u2019ll have an experienced, certified team to take you forward. Communicate a vision of the future and build a unified mindset of what is being done, how and why. It\u2019s a lifesaver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is career-defining stuff <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

People are staking their reputations on choosing your product. They want to trust that you\u2019ll deliver what you\u2019ve promised on time, that your company will go the distance, and that their team will be able to use this new tool easily. I would only ever partner with experienced health-tech specialists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employ different types of thinkers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You need people from all disciplines to solve problems collectively. Art students, engineers, mathematicians, not just IT nerds like me. Hire visionaries and doers. Culture, education experience and alignment. All of those pieces need to be in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A great customer portal is key<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Seeking healthcare is stressful, its often it\u2019s the worst or best day of their lives, and the last thing they want is to be figuring out how to use some stupid app or website. It needs to be simple, fast and available to all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clinicians are a key part of your IT solution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If they\u2019re not on board, it doesn\u2019t matter which platform you\u2019ve chosen or how beautiful it is under the hood, if it makes their job even a fraction harder it has failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address the \u2018so what\u2019 moment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Show your clinical team what happens with all this beautiful data you\u2019re collecting, because they often don\u2019t see it. Show them why it\u2019s valuable, and how it will be used to make their lives easier, get better outcomes for their patients, and find efficiencies for their organizations. Everybody wins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data vs Gut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Often clinicians have to make big decisions based on intuition alone, which can be really stressful. In our health system, once we\u2019d deployed a health platform you would see the tide turn where they\u2019d start trusting it more. They\u2019d let it do the heavy lifting on sorting and prioritizing patients, then they could have that assurance to trust their gut when making subsequent decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working for a New Zealand-owned company <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s awesome! Although I\u2019ve been in the States for over 20 years, I\u2019m a Kiwi. As a country on the global stage we\u2019re not super well known for our tech expertise, but that\u2019s changing. We are known for our resourcefulness and innovation, and for coming together to solve problems – a necessity when you\u2019re hanging out at the bottom of the world. We take our work seriously – as the little guy you always feel you\u2019ve got a lot to prove – but we also like to keep it chill. Most people don\u2019t even realise that Orion Health is a New Zealand-owned company. I definitely want that to change!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With 11 deployments under her belt, brand new VP of Data Fiona McPherson Grant knows a thing or two about health tech data integrations. She shares unique insights gleaned getting her hands dirty merging legacy data systems, bringing clinicians, analysts and patients alike on board, and what to look for when choosing a tech partner. 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