HealthIT Answers December 18, 2020
By Kevin Chaney, Kristen Miller and Allison Dennis, ONC
Estimating risks and weighing the benefits of health interventions is a challenge for patients and their providers. Patients may wonder if they should be thinking twice before having that second portion of desert. Doctors may consider recommending a daily aspirin. Both may know that smoking poses a higher risk, but by how much? While the medical differences between these choices and factors may be nuanced, there are many different software systems, apps, and online platforms that can help providers deliver better care for patients to understand and improve their health. Employing these tools at the right time and setting by integrating them into clinical workflows and leveraging patient data in real...