More integration required for successful CDS
Clinical decision support (CDS) reference products still are not integrated enough to deliver the strategic direction providers are looking for, according to a new report from KLAS Research, Clinical Decision Support 2013: Sizing Up Point-of-Care Reference Tools.
“Providers acknowledged the impact the tools are having and the efforts some vendors are making to leverage strategic partnerships but declared that most products offered are still too much in silos,” said report author Adam Cherrington in a release. “Providers were very quick to mention the efforts of EBSCO, Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer, Truven Health Analytics and others to align with their needs, but even though providers appreciated the high performance of most solutions, they felt that more portfolio integration would result in even greater impacts on patient care.”
The report focused on four groups of CDS tools: disease reference, drug reference, nursing reference and diagnostic decision support. As part of the report, KLAS interviewed providers about the impact of these tools on patient care, usability, perceived value and workflow.
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