Cerner, Children's National partner for pedi informatics
Children's National Health System and Cerner have partnered to create The Bear Institute, a joint effort the two entities say will be the first exclusively pediatric health informatics institute in the nation.
The two entities signed a seven-year agreement geared to evidence-based pediatric care delivery, research and education through innovation in health IT, according to a release.
"We believe this is the only such institute devoted solely to IT innovation in pediatric care," officials said in announcing the initiative. The institute will accelerate the development of fully-integrated EHRs, accessible to care providers, patients and families, healthcare facilities, educators and researchers within, and affiliated with, Children's National. It also will facilitate the rapid development of sophisticated health IT capabilities including: linking genomic profiles to decision support for personalized healthcare; matching patient information with a database of open clinical trials for research opportunities; and more nimble patient and family engagement with their health through secure, web-enabled portals and mobile devices.
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