2008-06-17 23:59:29 -
www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets (www.researchandmarkets.com/research/af1cd5/clinical_decision) has announced the addition of the "Clinical Decision Support In Healthcare - One Step Closer To The Omniscient Clinician (Strategic Focus)" report to their offering.
Introduction
As healthcare organizations implement electronic health records, they are becoming increasingly aware of the ways clinical decision support tools will help them improve quality of care,
comply with clinical standards and take part in pay for performance initiatives. However, CDS includes a vast range of solutions, many of which are difficult to implement.
Scope
Identifies the key factors driving adoption of CDS Pinpoints common pitfalls in CDS implementation Provides a framework for future CDS solutions
Highlights
The culture of medicine is resistant to CDS, CDS tools of the future will be patient-centric and focus on diagnosis Clinical intelligence will change the way medicine is practiced.
Reasons to Purchase
Understand where CDS is today and where it will be in 5 years Align product messaging with what will resonate best with healthcare organizations Identify strategies that will increase CDS adoption.
Key Topics Covered:
Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Key Messages 2
The culture of medicine is resistant to CDS 2
CDS tools of the future will be patient-centric and focus on diagnosis 2
Clinical intelligence will change the way medicine is practiced 2
Implementation of CDS is difficult and requires an understanding of common pitfalls 3
Market Opportunity 6
The next step after EHRs: CDS 6
CDS addresses top of mind healthcare pain points 7
CDS improves care by providing clinicians with the right information at the right time for the right patient 8
Faced with cost pressures, healthcare organizations are looking to CDS to improve efficiencies 9
CDS solutions will have the reporting capabilities needed to take advantage of P4P initiatives 10
The inhibitors to CDS adoption are not easily overcome 10
The culture of medicine shows great resistance to CDS 11
Cant put the cart before the horse - without EHRs, the full value of CDS is not realized 12
The upfront costs of implementing CDS are steep for most healthcare organizations 12
Technology Evolution 14
CDS today is varied, though CDS tomorrow will cover an even broader range of solutions 14
The modern healthcare system needs new ways to access traditional reference materials 14
Many healthcare organizations would benefit from outsourcing the development of clinical standards 15
Data mining will allow providers to truly practice evidence-based medicine 15
Tools of the future will be patient-centric and focus on diagnosis 16
Healthcare is picking low hanging fruit now, but will use more advanced tools in the future 17
Applying business intelligence tools to clinical data will create clinical intelligence 18
Customer Impact: Effectively Implementing CDS 21
Despite the fact that it is a well-known pitfall, hospitals are still plagued with alert fatigue 21
The quality of patient data will determine the quality of CI results 21
Interoperability is not just a technology issue 23
Go to Market 24
Recommendations 24
CDS vendors should establish relationships with leading EHR vendors to promote interoperability 24
The vendor and medical communities must come together to create and abide by set standards 24
Technology vendors need to encourage, not follow, their clients by educating the market 25
Vendors must be acutely aware of how they position their products in the market 25
CDS solutions need to continue to mature through input from end users 25
APPENDIX 26
Definitions 26
Methodology 26
Further reading 27
Ask the analyst 27
Our consulting 27
Disclaimer 27
List of Figures
Figure 1: The various types of CDS will be implemented in stages 7
Figure 2: The adoption of CDS solutions will increase over time 17
Figure 3: Effectively implementing CDS is often difficult 22
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