Table 2 The clinical analytics vision statements accorded highest priority by workshop participants

Integration of data analytics with Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

Streamlined system-level reporting or a reporting framework for variation in clinical care, patient journeys and outcomes

All clinicians will receive regular data about their service delivery and outcomes from the previous quarter and with time trends analyses. These data will be discussed within clinical teams so that clinicians can collectively assess the data and identify causes of variation and plan improvements

There is a robust mechanism and framework to identify, prioritise and support the introduction of system wide clinical analytic initiatives

Real time monitoring, predicting, alerting and evaluating care for patient safety (e.g. deteriorating patients)