Q-Centrix: Simplified Data Organization for Healthcare

Notably, the business landscape today is experiencing an exponential rise in abstract dataflow, and ‘data’ has become the secret harpoon of success for any organization to flourish. In order to reap the benefits of the massive amounts of available data, organizations—big and small— must harness raw data and turn it into actionable insights. Despite such potential, the implementation of a superior data analytics solution that can do this often takes a backseat. While the reasons can be manifold, what frequently holds back an enterprise from becoming a true data-driven business is a lack of well-vetted data for making more informed decisions. For instance, in the healthcare sector, hospitals deal with troves of unstructured data. Not only do they struggle to manage the seemingly infinite datasets, but the accompanying cumbersome processes also reduce their clinical efficiency. Time that should be spent on patient care is used to collect, manage, and analyze heaps of tangled data. Addressing these challenges with its market-leading quality information system, Q-Apps®, is a Chicago-based company, Q-Centrix. With the help of Q-Apps, the company assists patient care institutions to manage and evolve their unstructured data into insights and significantly improve the quality of patient care across the U.S.

Working with healthcare institutions for over 26 years, Milton Silva-Craig, the CEO of Q-Centrix, sheds some light on the emerging trends in the healthcare industry. In the last decade, the sector has moved from fee-for-service to a value-based care model. Due to this shift, healthcare organizations across the U.S. are now incentivized or penalized for the quality of healthcare they provide. “The better the care, the higher the reimbursement,” mentions Silva-Craig. Nonetheless, in order to thrive in such a scenario, hospitals require organized data that can act as proof of their performance and identify data-driven opportunities for improvement. This raises a need for technology providers who can help healthcare organizations collect and sort their unstructured data carefully and summarize it in a meaningful manner. This is where Q-Centrix showcases its expertise. “Our aim is to allow clinicians to focus more on providing high-quality care to patients rather than being stuck amid the haystack of complicated and unstructured data,” Silva-Craig continues.