Its Adams Data Center platform has reduced time to insights, improved patient outcomes and enhanced operational efficiency. The right tech, empowered users and a commitment to improvement leads to success, says the data center director.
As Israel's first virtual hospital, Sheba Beyond has quickly established itself as a provider of medical services that offer human-centered healthcare in the comfort of the patient's home. Beyond has embraced an innovative virtual care model and technologies that are improving standards of care. Beyond supports dozens of virtual clinics, staffed by more than 100 clinical professionals across various fields. These clinics collectively perform more than 40,000 telehealth visits annually. THE CHALLENGE Before integrating advanced data tools into Sheba Beyond's workflow, one of the most pressing challenges at Sheba Medical Center was the inefficiency of traditional methods for gathering and analyzing patient information. Decision making often relied on fragmented data spread across multiple systems. This siloed approach hindered the ability to take a holistic view of patient care, making it difficult to identify patterns, predict outcomes and implement proactive interventions. Additionally, the time required to access and process data was a significant barrier. Clinicians often waited weeks or even months to receive analyzed data from centralized teams. By the time insights were delivered, the opportunity for timely interventions had often passed. This delay was particularly detrimental in critical care and chronic disease management, where timely decisions can dramatically affect patient outcomes. "Moreover, empowering clinicians with actionable insights was a challenge," said Dr. Ronen Loebstein is the director of Sheba Adams Data Center and director of Sheba's Institute of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology. "While they were eager to use data to improve care, the tools at their disposal were neither intuitive nor flexible. "As a result, they depended heavily on data experts for every request, creating bottlenecks and limiting innovation at the point of care," he added. PROPOSAL Recognizing these hurdles, Sheba Medical Center proposed adopting a…