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Overview 1 Catalyst 1 Summary 1 Key Messages 2 The culture of medicine is resistant to CDS 2 CDS tools of the future will be patient-centric and focus on diagnosis 2 Clinical intelligence will change the way medicine is practiced 2 Implementation of CDS is difficult and requires an understanding of common pitfalls 3 4 Table of figures 5 Market Opportunity 6 The next step after EHRs: CDS 6 CDS addresses top of mind healthcare pain points 7 CDS improves care by providing clinicians with the right information at the right time for the right patient 8 Faced with cost pressures, healthcare organizations are looking to CDS to improve efficiencies 9 CDS solutions will have the reporting capabilities needed to take advantage of P4P initiatives 10 The inhibitors to CDS adoption are not easily overcome 10 The culture of medicine shows great resistance to CDS 11 Cant put the cart before the horse - without EHRs, the full value of CDS is not realized 12 The upfront costs of implementing CDS are steep for most healthcare organizations 12 Technology Evolution 14 CDS today is varied, though CDS tomorrow will cover an even broader range of solutions 14 The modern healthcare system needs new ways to access traditional reference materials 14 Many healthcare organizations would benefit from outsourcing the development of clinical standards 15 Data mining will allow providers to truly practice evidence-based medicine 15 Tools of the future will be patient-centric and focus on diagnosis 16 Healthcare is picking low hanging fruit now, but will use more advanced tools in the future 17 Applying business intelligence tools to clinical data will create clinical intelligence 18 Customer Impact: Effectively Implementing CDS 21 Despite the fact that it is a well-known pitfall, hospitals are still plagued with alert fatigue 21 The quality of patient data will determine the quality of CI results 21 Interoperability is not just a technology issue 23 Go to Market 24 Recommendations 24 CDS vendors should establish relationships with leading EHR vendors to promote interoperability 24 The vendor and medical communities must come together to create and abide by set standards 24 Technology vendors need to encourage, not follow, their clients by educating the market 25 Vendors must be acutely aware of how they position their products in the market 25 CDS solutions need to continue to mature through input from end users 25 APPENDIX 26 Definitions 26 Methodology 26 Further reading 27 Ask the analyst 27 Our consulting 27 Disclaimer 27 List of Figures Figure 1: The various types of CDS will be implemented in stages 7 Figure 2: The adoption of CDS solutions will increase over time 17 Figure 3: Effectively implementing CDS is often difficult 22