Brief communication: a near real time interactive dashboard for monitoring and anticipating demands in emergency care in the île-de-France region (France).

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: Allow health professionals to monitor and anticipate demands for emergency care in the Île-de-France region of France. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Data from emergency departments and emergency medical services are automatically processed on a daily basis and visualized through an interactive online dashboard. Forecasting methods are used to provide 7 days predictions. RESULTS: The dashboard displays data at regional and departmental levels or for five different age categories. It features summary statistics, historical values, predictions, comparisons to previous years, and monitoring of common reasons for care and outcomes. DISCUSSION: A large number of health professionals have already requested access to the dashboard (n = 606). Although the quality of data transmitted may vary slightly, the dashboard has already helped improve health situational awareness and anticipation. CONCLUSIONS: The high access demand to the dashboard demonstrates the operational usefulness of real time visualization of multisource data coupled with advanced analytics.