Case studies | Understand Patient Data

Targeting back pain treatment to those most in need

Using patient data to stratify risk of long term disability.
- Individual care
Analysing local variation in stroke prevention

Comparing local performance on managing atrial fibrillation
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Understanding hip fractures

Collecting audit data to monitor and improve the treatment for hip fracture
- Treatment and prevention
- Planning
Monitoring joint replacement surgery

Analysing registry data to improve performance and safety
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
Using social media to better understand rheumatoid arthritis

Understanding the real world experience of patients through online support group data
- Treatment and prevention
- Patient safety
Does pain get worse in bad weather?

Using smartphone data to analyse the potential relationship between weather and pain
- Understanding disease
How many people have musculoskeletal conditions?

Estimating local prevalence of musculoskeletal conditions to inform planning decisions
- Understanding disease
- Planning
- Policy