Better Data In, Better Data Out
Better Data In, Better Data Out: How the NHS is Improving Data Quality, Governance and Trust in the EPR
Produced by the UK EPR Network and convened by the Healthcare Innovation Consortium (HIC), this white paper explores one of the most important foundations of successful digital transformation: the quality, consistency and governance of the data captured within the EPR.
As EPR adoption across the NHS reaches a new level of maturity, the focus is shifting from implementation to what organisations can achieve with the systems they have. But better care, clinical decision-making, analytics and AI all depend on one fundamental question: can clinicians and organisations trust the data in the record?
Drawing on insights and case studies from leading digital health suppliers and NHS partners including IMS MAXIMS, The Access Group, Altera Digital Health, Alcidion, BridgeHead Software and Ready Computing, this paper examines how organisations are improving data quality at the point of capture, preserving trusted information through modernisation, and establishing the governance and standards needed to make data reliable at scale.
In this report:
• Why data quality is fundamental to EPR success
• How better data capture improves clinical decision-making and care
• The role of structured data, automation and workflow design
• How EPR migration can be used to reset data quality
• Why governance, interoperability and ownership matter
• Practical approaches to building trusted data foundations for analytics, AI and future NHS innovation
~15 min read (circa 4928 words)
