| | August 20198UTLOOK Healthcare Tech IN MY OPINIONEMR's have, and continue to, change healthcare. They have streamlined many processes, eliminated duplicate work, and generally improved the timeliness and quality of care that is delivered to our patients. However, one of the most powerful opportunities that has been created by EMRs has been frequently relegated to playing a minor support role. Huge volumes of exhaust data are being generated every minute of every day simply as a result of clinicians documenting the work they have done within their EMR, but often this data is used to create dashboards, scorecards, etc. that report on what occurred yesterday. Metrics such as Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI), Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI), and Sepsis are created to track the quality of the clinical care being delivered each day. Unfortunately, this means that the data is being used to identify success or failure, and infrequently does it have a any real impact on the care being delivered. What if we were to rethink how we leverage the data available right now, rather than waiting EMRs, Data, and What's MissingBy Robert Altemose, Director Clinical Operations Analytics, AdventHealthRobert Altemose
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