As healthcare organizations implement electronic health records, they are becoming increasingly aware of the ways clinical decision support tools will help them improve quality of care, comply with clinical standards and take part in pay for performance initiatives. However, CDS includes a vast range of solutions, many of which are difficult to implement.

Scope

Identifies the key factors driving adoption of CDS
Pinpoints common pitfalls in CDS implementation
Provides a framework for future CDS solutions

Report Highlights

The culture of medicine is resistant to CDS

CDS tools of the future will be patient-centric and focus on diagnosis

Clinical intelligence will change the way medicine is practiced

Reasons to Purchase

Understand where CDS is today and where it will be in 5 years
Align product messaging with what will resonate best with healthcare organizations
Identify strategies that will increase CDS adoption

Overview
- Catalyst
- Summary
Key Messages
- The culture of medicine is resistant to CDS
- CDS tools of the future will be patient-centric and focus on diagnosis
- Clinical intelligence will change the way medicine is practiced
- Implementation of CDS is difficult and requires an understanding of common pitfalls
Table of Contents
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Market Opportunity
- The next step after EHRs: CDS
- CDS addresses top of mind healthcare pain points
  - CDS improves care by providing clinicians with the right information at the right time for the right patient
  - Faced with cost pressures, healthcare organizations are looking to CDS to improve efficiencies
  - CDS solutions will have the reporting capabilities needed to take advantage of P4P initiatives
- The inhibitors to CDS adoption are not easily overcome
  - The culture of medicine shows great resistance to CDS
  - ' Can' t put the cart before the horse' - without EHRs, the full value of CDS is not realized
  - The upfront costs of implementing CDS are steep for most healthcare organizations
Technology Evolution
- CDS today is varied, though CDS tomorrow will cover an even broader range of solutions
  - The modern healthcare system needs new ways to access traditional reference materials
  - Many healthcare organizations would benefit from outsourcing the development of clinical standards
  - Data mining will allow providers to truly practice evidence-based medicine
  - Tools of the future will be patient-centric and focus on diagnosis
- Healthcare is picking low hanging fruit now, but will use more advanced tools in the future
- Applying business intelligence tools to clinical data will create clinical intelligence
Customer Impact: Effectively Implementing CDS
- Despite the fact that it is a well-known pitfall,hospitals are still plagued with alert fatigue
- The quality of patient data will determine the quality of CI results
- Interoperability is not just a technology issue
Go to Market
- Recommendations
  - CDS vendors should establish relationships with leading EHR vendors to promote interoperability
  - The vendor and medical communities must come together to create and abide by set standards
  - Technology vendors need to encourage, not follow, their clients by educating the market
  - Vendors must be acutely aware of how they position their products in the market
  - CDS solutions need to continue to mature through input from end users
APPENDIX
- Definitions
- Methodology
- Further reading
- Ask the analyst
- Datamonitor consulting
- Disclaimer
List of Figures
- Figure 1: The various types of CDS will be implemented in stages
- Figure 2: The adoption of CDS solutions will increase over time
- Figure 3: Effectively implementing CDS is often difficult