clinical decision support Archives

From Snow to Achuff: Using Analytics to Drive Clinical Change

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Feb 26, 2020 | Analytics

John Snow, the English physician who removed the handle from the Broad Street pump and halted the 1854 London cholera epidemic, is considered one of the founders of modern epidemiology. His work led to fundamental changes in the water and waste system of London and...

Clinical Care, HIT, and Mike Trout

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Aug 13, 2017 | Analytics

With men on second and third, two outs in the top of the ninth inning of game 7 of the 2017 World Series, Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, arguably the best hitter in Major League baseball, walks to the plate at Citi Field to face Addison Reed, the...

The Eyes Have It

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Mar 12, 2013 | Archives

As we continue down the path towards digitized medical records, the challenges facing us become incrementally harder. Moving from the HIMSS Analytics Stage 0 to Stage 1 where three ancillaries—lab, radiology, pharmacy—are all driven by healthcare information...

Next Generation CDSS: Patient-Centered Workflow

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Feb 12, 2013 | Archives

In the design of successful health IT implementations, patients matter. Although the importance of addressing the workflow needs of clinicians cannot be overstated, focusing on patient needs helps ensure newly designed workflows leverage the full capabilities of IT...

Super-Organism Focused Healthcare

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Sep 6, 2012 | Healthcare IT

About 10 trillion cells make up the human body. The joining of eggs and sperm at the time of fertilization brings together 23,000 genes. In a healthy gut alone, more than 100 trillion bacteria thrive. Scientists estimate that the microbiome—the term used to describe...