Implications of Healthcare Reform for Clinical Decision Support

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Description:
Clinical decision support may be relevant to the demonstration of meaningful use and for healthcare reform. This session will discuss the potential implications of this relationship.

Speaker Information:

  • Jeff Rose, vice president of clinical excellence at Ascension Health
  • Scott Weingarten, MD, MPH, president and CEO at Zynx Health

Objectives:
  • Identify the potential of evidence-based clinical decision support for improving quality, safety and cost of patient care.
  • Describe how to implement evidence-based clinical decision support in computerized physician order entry systems.
  • Describe the potential role of clinical decision support as part of the definition of meaningful use and healthcare reform.

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