HealthTech Magazines June 10, 2024
By Raja Talati, CMIO, Midway Specialty Care Center
I remember when clinical decision support (CDS) tools would tell me to do a mammogram on a male patient and a pap smear on an 85-year-old woman. A lot has changed since that time, and we need to embrace and understand how these incredible tools can help us in population health management (PHM) by reducing unnecessary illness and reigning healthcare spending.
CDS has gone a long way since we started using electronic health records (EHRs). At the fundamental level, a well-oiled CDS program should provide real-time guidance to all healthcare providers. The entire healthcare team should use it to ensure patients receive the best quality of care with up-to-date guidance....