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Your First Day as a Healthcare Data Analyst

An original Wumtech simulation using a fictional health network and synthetic data. No real patient data or PHI is used anywhere in this environment.

WUMTECH HEALTH NETWORK Analyst: You · Synthetic data only
Dashboard
Patients
Encounters
Labs
Medications
Diagnoses
Providers
Departments
Analytics
Assignments

Network Overview

Synthetic data · Wumtech Health Network · last 7 days
Patients
1,842
Encounters
2,905
Avg. ED Wait
54m
↑ 18%
Admissions
311
🚨
ED wait times up 18% this weekLeadership has asked Analytics to investigate. See Assignments.

Patients

Synthetic patient roster — search and profile view
MRNNameAgeSexDepartmentStatus
SYN-10234R. Alvarez41FEmergencyWaiting
SYN-10891J. Mensah67MCardiologyAdmitted
SYN-11002P. Nguyen29FEmergencyIn Treatment
SYN-11187D. Okafor54MOrthopedicsDischarged

Patient Profile — SYN-10234

Clinical timeline (synthetic)
  • Arrival08:14 — Emergency
  • Triage08:31 — ESI Level 3
  • VitalsHR 92 · BP 128/82 · Temp 98.9°F
  • Labs orderedCBC, BMP
  • Provider seen09:48 — Dr. R. Falade

Encounters

Synthetic encounter log
Encounter IDMRNTypeDepartmentArrivalWait
ENC-88213SYN-10234ED VisitEmergency08:1477m
ENC-88214SYN-11002ED VisitEmergency09:0264m
ENC-88219SYN-10891InpatientCardiology07:4018m
ENC-88231SYN-11187OutpatientOrthopedics10:1512m

Labs

Synthetic lab orders
Order IDMRNTestStatusOrdered
LAB-5521SYN-10234CBCPending08:35
LAB-5522SYN-10234BMPPending08:35
LAB-5498SYN-10891TroponinComplete07:55

Medications

Synthetic medication orders
MRNMedicationDoseRouteStatus
SYN-10891Aspirin81mgPOAdministered
SYN-11002Ibuprofen400mgPOAdministered

Diagnoses

Synthetic coded diagnoses
MRNCodeDescription
SYN-10891I20.9Angina, unspecified
SYN-11187S93.4Sprain of ankle

Providers

Synthetic provider roster
ProviderDepartmentRoleActive Patients
Dr. R. FaladeEmergencyAttending9
Dr. S. KimCardiologyAttending6
Dr. A. ByrneEmergencyResident7

Departments

Synthetic department-level rollup — this week
DepartmentPatientsAvg. WaitChange
Emergency61254m↑ 18%
Cardiology20321m↑ 2%
Orthopedics17817m↓ 1%
Primary Care34014m↓ 3%
Radiology9622m↑ 1%

Analytics Workspace

Investigating: ED wait times, by hour of day (synthetic)
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Wait times climb sharply from 12pm and peak between 2–4pm — worth checking against staffing schedules and arrival volume for the same window.

Department breakdown

DepartmentPatientsAvg. WaitChange
Emergency61254m↑ 18%
Cardiology20321m↑ 2%
Orthopedics17817m↓ 1%

Data dictionary (excerpt)

  • Avg. WaitArrival → provider-seen, in minutes
  • EncounterOne visit record, one department
  • ESI LevelEmergency Severity Index, 1 (most urgent) – 5

Analyst Assignments

Your scorecard
OPEN

ED Wait Time Investigation

ED wait times have increased 18%. Leadership needs to understand why — and what to do about it.

LOCKED

Readmission Risk Review

Unlocks after your first submitted findings.

LOCKED

Staffing & Volume Forecast

Unlocks after your first submitted findings.

🚨
ED Wait Time InvestigationED wait times have increased 18%. Investigate patient volume, arrival time, wait time, staffing, department, provider, admissions, discharges and time of day.

Use the Analytics tab to look at the hourly wait-time chart and department breakdown before you write up your findings below.

All names, patients, encounters and metrics on this page are synthetic and generated for demonstration purposes. Wumtech Health Network is a fictional organization. No real patient data or protected health information (PHI) is used or stored anywhere in this environment.

WHAT'S NEXT

This simulation is the first mission in Wumtech Academy.

Future missions add readmission-risk analysis, staffing forecasts, and a portfolio you can show employers.

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