HIMSS Analytics Names Leidos Health A Certified Educator Of The DELTA Powered Analytics Assessment

Certification Enables Leidos Health to Measure and Score Analytical Maturity

HIMSS Analytics recently named Leidos Health a Certified Educator of the DELTA Powered Analytics Assessment.

The DELTA Powered Analytics Assessment is the first healthcare industry benchmark designed to measure and score analytical maturity.Its associated business intelligence (BI) maturity model gives healthcare provider organizations the ability to measure the strength of their analytics program, benchmark relative to their peers, and provides insight into where an organization should focus to advance analytics capabilities and maturity.

As healthcare providers rapidly accumulate massive amounts of data and shift to value-based and accountable care models, there is a growing need to leverage data to gain valuable clinical and business insights. As a HIMSS Analytics Certified Educator, Leidos Health can now provide clients with access to the DELTA Powered Analytics Assessment, which shows clients their analytics strengths, gaps and areas for improvement.with that information, Leidos Health consultants can help clients develop a strategy, prioritize analytic improvements, and implement a roadmap that can leverage clients’ data assets to reduce costs, increase revenue and help clinicians improve patient care.

“We are pleased that Leidos Health has achieved this important credential in data analytics for the healthcare industry,” said Blain Newton, Sr. VP and COO, HIMSS Analytics. “By using the assessment, healthcare providers can get a better understanding of how they manage and continue to mature their analytic capabilities. It will help them focus their BI efforts and maximize how they leverage their data on patients, processes, and costs to really drive improvements across their business.”

Steve Comber, President of Leidos Health agreed: “This certification allows us to further help our clients optimize the use of data to meet their objectives of maximizing their resources, stretching their available revenue, and most importantly – providing a better experience for their patients.”

Organizations achieving HIMSS Analytics Certified Educator status must pass an annual certification exam and commit to an annual educator program. This ensures they stay current with trends within the assessment, and are equipped with the necessary knowledge to help their clients advance through the various stages.

Leidos Health will be hosting an educational webinar titled ldquo;Advancing Analytics in Your Organization.”The webinar will show the power of data-driven decisions versus decisions derived from reports, and discuss how the HIMSS Analytics Maturity Model process helps provide insight on an organization’s analytics competencies, effectiveness, and opportunities for improvement. The webinar will be offered on Wednesday, October 22 and again on Thursday, October 23. To register to attend one of the webinars. For more information, visit www.leidoshealth.com.

For more information on the DELTA Powered Analytics Assessment, For more information, visit www.himssanalytics.org/delta.

About HIMSS Analytics
HIMSS Analytics is a wholly owned not-for-profit subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. The company collects and analyzes healthcare data related to IT processes and environments, products,IS department composition and costs, IS department management metrics, healthcare trends and purchase-related decisions. HIMSS Analytics delivers high quality data and analytical expertise to healthcare delivery organizations, healthcare IT companies, state governments, financial companies, pharmaceutical companies, and consulting firms. For more information, visit www.himssanalytics.org/about/.

About Leidos Health
Leidos Health is a leading healthcare IT consulting firm with deep clinical and technical expertise to support our customers in selecting, implementing, and optimizing information technology investments. Leidos Health offers a comprehensive range of technology services for health care providers - from vendor selection, strategy, design, implementation, and optimization, across all major electronic medical record systems. Our professional services help providers meet regulatory requirements, optimize technology for their clinical workflow, improve collections and reduce receivables, and keep data safe.