Practical Applications of EMR Optimization Through Clinical Decision Support – #HITsm Chat Topic

We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 5/18 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Justin Campbell (@tjustincampbell) from @GalenHealthcare on the topic of “Practical Applications of EMR Optimization Through Clinical Decision Support” As a primer for the upcoming Health IT Expo, we will be discussing practical applications of EMR optimization through clinical decision support. Optimization dominates Health IT leaders’ list of priorities as they seek to rationalize EMR investment and harness its capabilities for improving efficiency, care and outcomes. However, boil-the-ocean approaches to EMR optimization can be counterproductive and stifle progress. Instead, Health IT leaders would be best served to focus on practical applications of optimization – specifically through clinical decision support, which serves as a lynchpin to clinical quality improvement initiatives. Clinical decision support (CDS) provides clinicians, staff, patients or other individuals with knowledge and person-specific information, intelligently filtered or presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and health care. CDS has a number of important benefits, including: Increased quality of care and enhanced health outcomes Avoidance of errors and adverse events Improved efficiency, cost-benefit, and provider and patient satisfaction CDS encompasses a variety of tools to enhance decision-making in th...
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