PAUL HANSON, President, Sanford USD Medical Center (Sioux Falls)
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“The greatest population health concerns facing Sanford Health are understanding the markets we serve, generating data that can assist the decision-making process and enhancing the continuum of care. Sanford Health is addressing these issues by leveraging our size and integrated structure and investing in our data infrastructure.
As a health system with a presence in nine states and four countries, Sanford Health has the unique advantage of applying best practices from across our footprint toSouthDakota. Each market does present unique challenges, but considering the collective and individualized needs of the people we serve is critical to better outcomes and better patient experiences.
Strong and dynamic data services are paramount to understanding our population and supporting key care and operational goals. For a large system like Sanford Health, it is critical data are gathered and analyzed in a uniform way. Consistency in this process allows decision-makers to build effective and innovative strategies to better care for patients. We strive for one source of truth in our data collection.
Sanford Health’s fully integrated structure offers opportunities to improve the continuum of care. By providing services that address patients’ needs across the spectrum — from primary care to home health — organizations better position themselves to keep patients healthier and engaged.”
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