KDHE Hospital Capacity Dashboard Plagued with Accuracy Issues
KDHE’s hospital capacity data is plagued with accuracy issues.
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Live! Breaking down our Part 1 Analysis of Per Aspera in Ad Astra – Communication
We’re breaking out key elements of data maturity from Part 1 – Analysis of Per Aspera in Ad Astra.
Live! Analysis of Per Aspera in Ad Astra, Part 1
In Part 1 of our series, review the key elements of a mature data culture as applied to KDHE’s reporting for the COVID-19 pandemic
October Death Reconciliations
Now that October is over, we’ve updated our analysis of the death data and the impact of KDHE’s reconciliation process.
Hospital Capacity Errors at KDHE
KDHE was missing up to 200 ICU beds in the data published on October 29. The data eventually showed up after we asked about it – with no notice to users.
September Death Reconciliations in Kansas
The data seems to suggest that citizens are doing their job to flatten the curve. Hopefully, government leaders will keep that in mind when making decisions that impact our daily lives.
Wise Decision Making in a Pandemic Requires Data Maturity
“When wise leaders see a major change in a trendline, they stop to ask questions about what caused it before taking to Twitter. We ask our government officials to be wise.”