Using Clinical Decision Support to Meet Your HIE Objectives

"Meaningful use" continues to be a strong buzz phrase in the world of health information technology. After all, if you want to receive incentives from the government, then you'll have to demonstrate "meaningful use." There's an upcoming webinar titled, "Using Clinical Decision Support to Meet Your HIE Objectives."

This webinar is sponsored by PEPID and it will cover "how you can meet your HIE objectives and achieve meaningful use through clinical decision support." 

• How to achieve TRUE “meaningful use”
• What content and features are important to healthcare professionals
• Developing a HIT system that maximizes usability
• How to integrate clinical decision support into any EMR, EHR, EDIS, CPOE or HIT system
• How the right API can drive down costs, maximize workflow and improve efficiency
• Overcoming nomenclature obstacles and lowering switching costs
• Enhancing web portals with clinical decision support and drug data

Hear from the experts who have extensive experience in both wireless and system integration and have been implemented in hundreds of systems, hospitals and clinics worldwide.

You can register for this complimentary event here.

The Evolution of Clinical-Decision Support Systems

Modern computer-based clinical-decision support systems (CDSS) help physicians (and other healthcare professionals) make better treatment decisions. Doctors now have access to some powerful resources that can help them improve their diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. In the "old days," physicians didn't have access to computers or the Internet. Today, the world of medicine is so different because of advances in medical and computing technology. CDSS continue to evolve as new evidence-based guidelines emerge and clinical studies point to new ways to treating diseases.

The integration of a robust CDSS into an electronic health record (EHR) allows clinicians to apply evidence-based principles at the "point of care." Medicine isn't dictated by algorithms, formulas, and charts, but clinicians need an efficient way to stay updated as they make clinical decisions. At the same time, we don't want clinicians to become dependent on a CDSS, because then they won't be practicing the "art" of medicine and they'll rely too much on computers (which can make mistakes). It's exciting to see how the world of CDSS is evolving. Speaking of CDSS, I heard that Chris Dillon was named the managing director for the clinical-decision support group of Elsevier Health Sciences. Congratulations Chris!