The primary reason for improving our information system must be to further our mission of optimal medical care. However, the information system serves as the nervous system for our enterprises. Implementation should result in some direct cost saving and in indirect cost savings.
Notes are legible, reducing time and error rate.
B. Immediate availability of interfaced results. D. Information organized for decision making 1. Decision support to remind physicians, nurses, about recommended care such as immunizations, mammograms, lipid screening E. Less lost information F. Active, event-driven care protocols 1. These reductions require the patient specific data contained in an electronic record. Fifty six percent of actual ADE's were due to ordering errors, which may have been eliminated by an online decision support system.