Your dashboard can look amazing—until you filter by equity and half the cells read “unknown.”
Missing demographic fields turn real care gaps into mirages, masking where resources are needed most.
Try this micro-audit today: pick one outcome metric you care about, filter it by race, income, or ZIP, and count the blanks.
If more than a third of the rows show “unknown,” you’ve found a data desert worth irrigating.
Add a single “no-blank” rule to your ETL tonight and watch the picture sharpen.
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Which metric reveals the biggest equity blind spot in your world?
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