A new dimension in health information reporting

The health care industry is under increasing pressure to demonstrate competence and quality of care, to identify and address potential risks, to participate in education and medical research and to manage resources, all with level-funded or reduced operating budgets. The Health Records Analysis Unit at the General Hospital (Grey Nuns) of Edmonton responds to these pressures by providing hospital staff with the data they need to identify cost drivers, to address issues related to quality of care and risk management, and to augment the institution's education and research functions. Furthermore, the HRAU analysts have saved valuable staff time by expertly providing meaningful data that are essential to the efficient, proactive operation of the hospital of the 1990s.