SOLUTIONS THAT MATTER CONNECT THE DOTS WITH CLINIGRAPHICS THANKS TO INTERSYSTEMS HEALTHSHARE®, THERE ARE NEW WAYS TO ENHANCE A PHYSICIAN’S ABILITY TO “SEE THE PATTERNS AND CONNECTIONS THAT MATTER,”1 EXPEDITING CARE DELIVERY. Information overload is a widespread problem in heathcare:2 Physicians are bombarded by clinical information from multiple sources in a way that makes it difficult, if not impossible, to process. So it’s not enough for technology to get the information in front of them; it also should help them efficiently use it within their daily workflow. Here’s a hypothetical example. Mark Schilling, a 47-year-old with type II diabetes and undiagnosed congestive heart failure, goes to an emergency department (ED). The ED physician on duty pulls up a long list of diagnoses and medications from his longitudinal health record. Clinigraphics leverage Symedical® terminology management technology to pull together and display related information in a single concise view, helping clinicians focus on what is relevant and important about a patient. This allows providers to use “all the data” more effectively in delivering care. On the Clinigraphic for Mark’s diabetes, the ED physician can see labs for hemoglobin A1c, glucose, and LDL over time, along with a list of medications and commorbidities – all in a single view. Clinigraphics for other types of diseases show data relevant to those conditions. Clinigraphics can even present information generally found in unstructured data, such as ejection fraction for congestive heart failure patients. All of this can help improve patient c

SOLUTIONS THAT MATTER FIND CARE GAPS WITH CLINICAL INFERENCE DECISION SUPPORT THAT HELPS PHYSICIANS PROCESS INFORMATION CAN IMPROVE CARE AND HELP AVOID MEDICAL ERRORS.2 But what about the missing diagnoses or other gaps in care? Using Clinical Architecture’s Advanced Clinical Awareness Suite, Clinical Inference runs behind the scenes as the longitudinal health record is updated, continually evaluating against advanced diagnostic rules. After clicking on the Clinical Inference menu item, our ED physician learns about Mark’s missing diagnosis for congestive heart failure. The inference is supported...