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Cohort Processing System (CPS): Streamlining healthcare data analysis

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About CPS

CPS is a national platform supported by long-term investment from NHSE. It offers a scalable and repeatable system to create reliable cohorts as part of a centralised cohorting function.

Benefits

How CPS improves the cohorting process
  • speeds up processing, allowing cohorts to be created faster 
  • reduces cohorting costs 
  • supports the running of multiple cohorts at the same time 
  • automates clinical rule translation, reducing errors and data engineering needs
  • improves identification of at-risk individuals for better health outcomes
  • ensures accurate patient identification, potentially uncovering hundreds of thousands more patients annually through rigorous testing
  • reduces manual intervention by adapting to policy changes with streamlined cohort refinements

Streamlined data access and protection

CPS improves the efficiency and security of healthcare data management. By using advanced protocols and automation, data handling is both effective and safe.

Key features include: 

  • reduced bureaucracy through a new data access framework 

  • approved Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for multiple scenarios 

  • automated testing, reducing resource needs 

  • clinical assurance for lower maintenance and smoother onboarding 

  • strong stakeholder engagement for robust data management and quality improvement 

Last edited: 12 August 2024 11:05 am