How do we leverage data through replication and warehousing to meet blood collection and transfusion service needs

• Published in: Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Vol. 64; no. 6; pp. 969 - 978
• Main Authors: Juskewitch, Justin E., Briggs, Lynne, Khan, Jenna, Mathias, Patrick C., Coyle, Terri S., Courson, Vicki L., Hansen, James T., Madde, Nageswar, O'Leary, Mandy F., Tsang, Hamilton C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2024; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Availability; Blood & organ donations; Blood Banks; blood center operations; Blood donors; blood establishment computer system; Blood transfusion; Blood Transfusion - methods; Case studies; Data replication; Data warehouses; Data Warehousing; Erythrocytes; Humans; Informatics; Information systems; Information technology; Machine learning; Replication; Transfusion; transfusion service operations; blood center operations; blood establishment computer system; informatics; transfusion service operations
• ISSN: 0041-1132; 1537-2995; 1537-2995
• DOI: 10.1111/trf.17845

Background With the widespread adoption of Blood Establishment Computer Systems and other Blood Collection and Transfusion Service (BCTS) clinical information systems (CIS), electronic blood donor, product, and patient data are now routinely required for clinical, regulatory, operational, and quality needs. That data are often not readily accessible for such secondary use within CIS databases, particularly for applications with significant data availability requirements such as machine learning and artificial intelligence. Data replication provides one avenue by which CIS data can be made more readily available. Study Design and Methods Members of the AABB's Information Systems Committee along with institutional information technology colleagues provided a multi‐institutional viewpoint on data replication through the lens of BCTS specific use cases. Case studies of informatics offerings leveraging such technologies were also elicited. Results Six distinct use cases describe the potential role of data replication including the creation of data warehouses for frontline laboratory staff. Specific BCTS examples for each use case are presented to highlight the value of data replication, including visualization of critical inventory (O red blood cells, HLA‐compatible platelets) and utilization analytics for patient blood management. Two case studies describe the approach to implement such technologies to (1) optimize staffing via laboratory workload reporting and (2) improve access to blood via antigen‐negative blood product location services. Discussion Data replication and warehousing can empower BCTS analytic offerings not otherwise natively available through one's CIS to improve patient care and laboratory operations.