STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced a new online resource centre for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) updates and initiatives, accessible via Elsevier’s ClinicalDecisionSupport.com site, or by going to www.clinicaldecisionsupport.com/ARRA. The resource centre and the accompanying blog seek to provide users with updates on ARRA progress and actions, as well as commentary on emerging trends and issues from Elsevier executives Dr. Jonathan Teich, Michelle Troseth and Swati Abbott.
Meaningful clinical decision support (CDS) is projected as a key tenet of healthcare reform and ARRA goals for quality improvement. Designed to assist physicians and other care providers with decisions at the point-of-care, CDS systems assimilate data on a variety of conditions and diagnoses and can flag potential issues. These include unsafe medication interactions that may end up being harmful to patients as well as costly to the entire healthcare system.
Elsevier has been operating in the CDS industry for many years now. Its Consult Suite (i.e., First Consult, MD Consult, Nursing Consult) and Gold Standard/Elsevier drug information products make knowledge accessible via the EHR. The aim is to help physicians, nurses and pharmacists make better clinical decisions within the workflow and at the point of care. Elsevier’s CPM Resource Center (CPMRC) provides a framework including integrated evidence-based interdisciplinary content and transformational services at the point of care. In addition, through MEDai, Elsevier seeks to deliver a patient-specific, real-time clinical surveillance solution driven by predictive analytics to identify a patient’s risk for re-admission and hospital-acquired infection while the patient is still in the hospital.
Elsevier’s blog is launching with introductory postings from Troseth, Executive Vice President and Chief Professional Practice Officer, CPMRC, and Abbott, President of MEDai. Troseth’s first blog post discusses the ‘meaningful use’ matrix and addresses considerations for healthcare leaders and organisations today, while Abbott’s entry highlights common ailments and some possible solutions for the healthcare system, especially with regard to technology.
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