The Analyst’s Perspective
WCHQ bolsters analytic capabilities with addition to staff
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Matt Gigot
Project Analyst |
Since its inception in 2003, WCHQ
has been at the forefront in the development of performance measures,
collection of data related to these measures and public reporting
of results. Now, in its continuing effort to enhance the information
it provides to its members and the public, WCHQ has taken the significant
step of bringing data analysis capabilities to its staff.
Meet Matt Gigot, WCHQ’s new project analyst. Matt, who began with
WCHQ in February 2010, comes to us from the University of Wisconsin’s
Population Health Institute where he worked while completing his
Master of Public Health degree at UW. His position with WCHQ is generously
funded through a grant in conjunction with the Health Equity in Wisconsin
(NHEW) initiative.
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According
to a study published in 2009 in the New England Journal of Medicine,
about one in five Medicare patients nationally returns unexpectedly
to the hospital within 30 days of being sent home* — a
statistic that has caught the eye of industry experts and policy
makers searching for ways to control healthcare costs and improve
the quality of care. Given the heightened interest in readmissions,
WCHQ, with consultative support from the Engelberg Center for
Health Care Reform at Brookings, has launched a pilot project
to study the methodologies involved in collecting data and reporting
on this critical issue.
The
Wisconsin Relay of Electronic Data (WIRED) for Health Board (see
