Abstract

Utilizing ArcGIS Online to Increase Usability of VA Aspire
Track: Health and Human Services
Authors: Amy Sadler

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) created Aspire Health, an aptly named interactive dashboard, to document quality and safety goals for VA hospitals across the U.S. This information is published internally and externally, with the goal of providing useful and user-friendly data. The VHA has utilized ArcGIS Online as a platform to increase access and usability of national healthcare data by allowing customized data views. Users have the ability to view data at the national level or to drill down to regional and local levels, which creates comparison views to track and measure performance improvement over time. This presentation explains the development process and highlights key features of the web mapping applications to enhance the appeal and practicality of Aspire Health.