Clinical Decision Support Tools of the Future Will Be Patient-Centric and Diagnosis Clinical Intelligence Will Change the Way Medicine is Practiced

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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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