Clinical Decision Support

CDS Hooks Present Opportunity to Boost SMART on FHIR App Utilization

by Sarai Rodriguez

Clinician decision support (CDS) Hooks prompts recommending the use of a SMART on an FHIR app can lead to a significant increase in SMART on FHIR app utilization, according to a study published in...

CDS EHR Integration Aims to Reduce Postoperative Opioid Use

by Hannah Nelson

An EHR integration at Baystate Medical Center (BMC) in Massachusetts aims to reduce postoperative use of opioids through interoperable clinical decision support (CDS). One of the risk factors for...

Clinician Decision Support a Home Run at IL Accountable Care Organization

by Hannah Nelson

For Medical Home Network (MHN), clinical decision support needs to look like a baseball card.  Just like a baseball card outlines high-level stats of players, the MHN baseball card summarizes high-level patient health information at...

How EHR Clinical Workflow-Driven Design Enhances Health IT Usability

by Hannah Nelson

After experiencing EHR clinical workflow challenges as an internist and interventional cardiologist, Bill Hayes, MD, entered the health IT industry to bring a clinician's voice to the table. Hayes, who is now chief medical officer at...

EHR Optimization Doubles HCV Screening, Cuts Clinician Burden

by Hannah Nelson

An EHR optimization doubled completion rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening while cutting down on clinician burden, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. HCV attacks the liver and...

Clinical Decision Support Associated with Improved Patient Outcomes

by Sarai Rodriguez

Clinical decision support tools were associated with better patient outcomes as the tools assisted clinicians in providing better care with lower mortality rates for emergency departments with...

Clinical Decision Support Tool May Improve Community Health, CVD Risk

by Hannah Nelson

The use of clinical decision support health IT could improve the reversible risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in community health center patients, according to a study published in JAMA Network...

2030 Interoperability Projections Emphasize Clinical Decision Support

by Hannah Nelson

By 2030, healthcare stakeholders expect interoperability to support a healthcare system where providers use best-in-class health IT applications in combination with EHRs for enhanced clinical decision...

Medical Center Launches Cloud-Based EHR Implementation for CDS

by Hannah Nelson

Somo Medical Center in Palm Beach County, Florida has begun a cloud-based EHR implementation from health IT vendor eClinicalWorks in efforts to improve clinical decision support (CDS). The health IT...

How a Learning Health System Fueled COVID-19 Clinical Guidelines

by Hannah Nelson

Healthcare stakeholders leveraged a learning health system model of clinical decision support to develop and implement agile COVID-19 clinical guidelines, according to a Health Affairs blog post. A...

KLAS Report Weighs Clinical Decision Support Costs, Health IT Benefits

by Hannah Nelson

Wolters Kluwer is a market share leader for clinical decision support (CDS) solutions, but a high price tag and outdated user interface is bringing some customers to explore other health IT options,...

How Public Quality Reporting Spurs EHR Optimization, Improvements

by Hannah Nelson

Negative feedback from public quality reporting programs can help spur EHR optimization among hospitals, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. Hospitals that received negative feedback...

5 EHR Optimizations for Enhanced Clinical Decision Support

by Hannah Nelson

As the digital health transformation progresses, health IT stakeholders are focusing on EHR optimizations for enhanced clinical decision support. While EHR systems aim to provide clinicians with...

athenahealth Expands Health IT Partnership, Prescription Drug Price Transparency

by Hannah Nelson

epocrates, an athenahealth company, has expanded its partnership with health IT vendor ConnectiveRx in efforts to boost clinical decision support through prescription drug price transparency. The...

Epic EHR Integration Aims to Boost Clinical Decision Support, CGP

by Hannah Nelson

Epic has partnered with health IT vendor Foundation Medicine on a new clinical decision support EHR integration that supports precision medicine. The EHR integration aims to support oncology...

Mayo Clinic Announces Partnership, Clinical Decision Support EHR Integration

by Hannah Nelson

Mayo Clinic has announced a strategic two-year collaboration with health IT vendor Verily to develop a clinical decision support EHR integration. The collaboration will leverage the health IT...

Streamlining Data Workflows Through EHR Optimization

by Hannah Nelson

EHR systems are not one-size-fits-all; it often takes EHR optimization to streamline data workflows for healthcare organizations to reap the benefits of health IT. Ideally, providers would pull up a...

GoodRx, Surescripts Partner for Drug Price Transparency EHR Integration

by Hannah Nelson

GoodRx has partnered with Surescripts to create a clinical decision support EHR integration that enhances prescription drug price transparency. The Surescripts Real-Time Prescription Benefit EHR...

Anatomy, Gender EHR Integrations Boost Clinical Decision Support

by Hannah Nelson

Anatomical inventory and gender identity EHR integrations could help provide gender-affirming care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) patients by recognizing each patient’s unique gender...

AZ HIE Integrates Advance Directives to Inform Clinical Decision Making

by Hannah Nelson

Health Current, Arizona's statewide health information exchange (HIE), has announced that it will integrate advance directives to provide seamless access to patients’...