ECDS-as-a-Service – get submissions out on time with no extra manpower needed.

Throughout the NHS the push for digitally supported services has never been greater.  And the emergency department is no exception. The tabled update to the Emergency Care Data Set (ECDS) submission timing is a prime example. NHS England now propose the full day (at midnight) final submission be delivered by 4:30 am.  This is to gather vital core A&E data to help track attendance, injuries sustained, or diagnoses reached, observations done, care given, and discharges or admissions completed…

This data will then be used for better communications to patients and their GPs, to enable more targeted workforce planning and training, and to help with research, audit, and analysis to improve services…

Data Saves Lives

Data as we know does save lives and accurate, complete data saves even more. And whilst this seems good in principle, the collation of the data ‘out-of-hours’ does pose a problem for busy departments. This is where Insource comes in.

Our proven ECDS reporting solution has been operational in Trusts across the UK since the ECDS inception in 2017.  What’s important here is our introduction of our ECDS-as-a-Service!  We can now provide A&E departments with a fully automated ECDS capability remotely, without the need for extra staff for out of hours submission tasks.

Fully automated ECDS-as-a-Service

This fully automated service takes data feeds direct from the A&E or PAS/EPR system(s), validates the data for any missing or incorrect fields, compiles it into the right format and submits it well within the target deadlines. Automated data acquisition, inbuilt data quality checks and timed submissions take the strain away from already stretched Information and DQ teams and guarantees data accuracy. There will be no need for extra staff to get your ECDS out on time.

This ‘decide once and automate going forward’ allows ECDS problems to go away – permanently!  All future requirements demanded by the centre will automatically be updated in the solution, as and when they arise.  As we know ECDS was originally monthly, then daily and now is to be submitted by 4:30 am… With Insource ECDS-as-a-Service you will always be ready.

Up and running in three weeks

Insource can get you up and running on ECDS-as-a-Service in as little as three weeks.  All we need is access to your source system outputs.  We already have the ECDS data set compiled, ready to align to your inputs and we can get your submissions out by 4:30 AM every day.

Also, as we know patient journeys are not always complete within daily data submission timings.  So, we can also accommodate seven days/or locally defined rolling submissions that ensure any data corrections received after initial submission, get tracked and existing entries updated. This ensures the centre and Trust receives complete and accurate A&E activity data for true outcome and performance measurement.

At Insource we can help take pressure off your on-site systems with our Azure remote processing power and state of the art infrastructure with its guaranteed availability and uptime. We can also help alleviate workload pressures in other areas by automating a wide range of CDS submissions and statutory reports with our full Reporting-as-a-Service offering.

Managed Services Portfolio

Insource offer the full span of our data management solutions, honed against the specific needs of the acute hospital, specialty trust, or independent provider, as a managed service. Our most popular services Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) and Reporting-as-a-Service (RaaS) provide all the operational data management and reporting expertise of larger organisations as a packaged service, so smaller providers or individual departments can deliver the same level of proficiency without the investment in technology or skilled manpower.

For the larger acute trusts and ICSs, Insource can also deliver our broader, cloud-based, Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) combined with Data-as-a-Service, where we provide our data management solutions and the foundational data infrastructure remotely.  This leaves healthcare teams free to do what they do best and leaves the data management to the experts. 

To learn more visit – Managed services for hospitals, specialty trusts, or independent providers