Signature Healthcare has entered an agreement with Health Catalyst to enhance its analytics capabilities using the latter’s AI-enabled Ignite data and analytics ecosystem.

Under this multi-year collaboration, Signature Healthcare aims to incorporate data resource queries and access referral-related information facilitated by the ecosystem.

Through Ignite, the company will use data insights to help support improved patient outcomes while optimising the performance of operations.

Ignite combines cross-industry technologies with self-service tools and healthcare-focused data models within a scalable framework.

Signature Healthcare president and CEO Robert Haffey said: “At Signature Healthcare, our mission is to provide high-quality, compassionate care to all our patients and strengthen the health of our community. Based on this mission, it is important for us to identify key solutions to meet the needs of those we serve.”

The healthcare delivery system will use Ignite to achieve essential goals, including the integration of clinical and claims data, as well as the improvement of care coordination.

Health Catalyst CEO Dan Burton said: “Ignite will enable actionable insights and drive measurable improvements in clinical and operational outcomes.

“We look forward to the meaningful results Signature Healthcare will achieve through this partnership and are excited to support their mission of quality healthcare for all.”

Health Catalyst will contribute its population health 'expertise' to assist Signature Healthcare in increasing the capabilities of Ignite.

The cloud-based technology ecosystem Ignite is powered by standardised measures and registries and is designed to help organisations transform complex data into actionable insights.

Signature Healthcare includes the Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, the Brockton Hospital School of Nursing, and the Signature Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician group consisting of more than 175 physicians operating across 16 ambulatory locations.