Data-driven healthcare in practice

Making decisions based on real patient and service data is no longer a vision for the future, it is everyday practice in Region Skåne, supported by Amni Care. To continuously develop and improve care, digital tools are needed that make information accessible, meaningful and actionable. Amni Care is designed precisely for that purpose: a day-to-day tool that enables services to work systematically, data-driven and with the patient firmly at the centre.

Data-driven healthcare means collecting, analysing and using information in ways that make a genuine difference. With Amni Care, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (BUP) in Region Skåne are able to follow each patient’s health and treatment response over time, while aggregated data at group level is used to evaluate, compare and improve care pathways and working practices.

Working systematically with data gives us knowledge about treatment outcomes – which I see as the first step in improving them. If we don’t know the outcomes we have today, we cannot know whether our interventions are actually making a difference. This applies both to the individual patient in front of us and to the organisation as a whole.

– Per Andrén, Clinical Psychologist, BUP Region Skåne, and Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University

Region Skåne’s experience shows how automated data collection, analysis and reporting can be put into practice and contribute to better patient outcomes, more equitable care and higher patient satisfaction.

Amni Care supports this way of working and makes it easier to move from data to decisions:

• Automate the collection of patient-reported data (PROMs and PREMs)
• Gain real-time insight through visual reports and analytics
• Work proactively with quality improvement based on actual outcome measures
• Strengthen engagement as both clinicians and patients gain insight into progress over time

In a film published on BUP Online – a digital platform providing information and guidance on young people’s mental health – Per Andrén and Pia Tallberg from Region Skåne, who also conduct research at Lund University, describe why a digital platform like Amni Care is essential for data-driven practice. They highlight how digital tools support consistency and long-term development, and how the benefits are seen both at organisational level and for each individual patient. Watch the film here.

Amni Care is built to support services in many different contexts, regardless of size or clinical focus. By collecting and structuring information across care settings, it becomes possible to see the full picture, track development and make decisions that lead to real improvements for individuals as well as for groups.

When data comes to life, care becomes more precise — creating the conditions to deliver the right care at the right time.