In the fight to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic,
two very important things are becoming clear.
First, fighting pandemics depends on data that’s fast,
complete, and accurate.
Second, public health emergencies are a people problem, not
a patient problem.
As a country, gaps in person data leave us exposed. We’re losing
valuable time:
People are not being notified of their test results because contact information is missing from drive through test results[1]
Health departments are overwhelmed; teams are making phone calls to track down missing data and manually fix duplicate person records[2]
Commercial labs are missing as much as 40% of demographic information[1]
Patients who test positive aren’t notified[1]
Health systems can’t predict near-term demand due to incomplete data[1]
Beyond notifying patients of test results, health officials
and providers need comprehensive data to reach patients at the highest risk and
to complete contact tracing, one of the most powerful strategies to combat
pandemics. We need to confidently know who is sick, how we contact them, who
they live with, where they work, where they hang out, and who their friends are.
Verato can help; connectivity of person information is what we are designed for.
This includes department of health (DOH) agencies, health systems, HIEs, health
plans, and technology vendors.
How Verato can help
Verato Universal Master Person Index (UMPI) and Verato
Referential Matching uniquely rely on a comprehensive, continuously updated and
highly curated reference database that spans the entire U.S. population. Our
solutions augment thin records and match person records across diverse data sources.
As a cloud-based solution, we can deploy rapidly, connect
through modern APIs, or even process spreadsheet files to quickly connect data.
We provide straightforward, fast ways to:
Integrate person data across systems and teams that suddenly need to be coordinated
Connect person records automatically, without manual effort
Augment records with missing demographic information like phone number and address, so that people don’t need to hunt and peck for this information
Retrieve information critical to contact tracing
We’re ready to help healthcare organizations and departments of health quickly resolve patient identity issues and fight the spread of COVID-19. To learn how we can help, contact us now.
[1] https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/02/testing-coronavirus-gaps-162360