COVID Chronicle

Real-Time Data for Real-Time Solutions

Board Summary and Trend Views

In an effort to offer a concise relevant look at system information, two views were created specifically for our Board members.

As soon as we stood up incident command the need for consistent reliable data became apparent. The Business Intelligence department, which produces most of our dashboards in Tableau, stepped up and created views that allowed us to understand where we were and where we needed to go. Initially we tracked testing, COVID-19 cases, PPE supplies, inpatient capacity and initial financial influences. As the system’s data needs changed, the dashboard kept up. From just a few views, the dashboard soon grew to have 12. But information wasn’t just added, information that was no longer useful was “retired” to keep the dashboard focused. An example of this is ventilator demand. Early guidance suggested this would be an area of concern, but as it became evident to us and the State that Maine would likely not experience a shortage, we removed that information. Any information that was removed is still tracked and can be brought back if necessary.

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