STAT June 21, 2024
Vendors of electronic health records and other health technology platforms have begun to publicize and demonstrate “patients like mine” capabilities, which insert analytics distilled from EHR data into the physician workflow to guide clinical decisions. While these implementations could be helpful, simple analytics must not be passed off as evidence, and care must be taken to rigorously implement and vet these tools to avoid the negative clinical and cost outcomes associated with incorrect care decisions.
At its core, the “patients like mine” concept is simple: The outcomes of similar patients for each care choice being considered are made available to a health care provider, as if she or he asked “What happened to similar patients for whom the same choice...
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