b'NextGen CARES: Innovations in Data Integration and VisualizationNEXTGEN CARES PLATFORM AND INTEGRATION OF TABLEAU/ARCGISCARES is developing the NextGen CARES platform, incorporating cutting-edge data management tools, advanced reporting capabilities, and enhanced data visualization. A key feature of the NextGen platform is the streamlined onboarding process facilitated by API integrations for electronic Patient Care Record (ePCR) uploads. As states upgrade to NEMSIS (National EMS Information System) v3.5, state upload of data to CARES is available. This will enable broader participation from agencies and hospitals, supporting the national expansion of CARES. Additionally, the modernized platform will accommodate novel supplemental data elements, allowing stakeholders to address local quality improvement efforts and gain deeper insights into regional cardiac arrest trends.ADVANCEMENTS IN DATA VISUALIZATION WITH TABLEAU AND ARCGISThe integration of Tableau into the NextGen CARES platform marks a significant advancement in data analytics, visualization, and reporting capabilities. This will allow for embedded dynamic maps within analytical reports, providing geospatial context and visualizing location-specific trends, clusters, and variations in outcomes. Tableaus interactive dashboards will also allow real-time data exploration, enabling users to filter data, drill into metrics, and toggle visualizations such as heatmaps and trend lines. Together, these tools offer a multidimensional view of OHCA metrics, seamlessly blending spatial and statistical insights for comprehensive analysis. Users will have easy access to visualizations, metrics, and maps directly within the NextGen software. After logging in, stakeholders can view arrest data for their catchment area through Tableaus embedded dashboards. These dashboards will provide summary statistics, demographic information, run/arrest details, resuscitation data, first arrest rhythm, return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), hospital outcomes, and survival rates. Users can drill down into subsets of datasuch as filtering the Utstein report by age groupor explore specific analytics that drive quality improvement activities.51'