ROI from Data-Driven Clinical Optimization

This content was originally created by Galen Healthcare, now part of RLDatix.

Although the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act gave health systems a financial incentive to achieve Meaningful Use of EMRs, many healthcare organizations have struggled to capture value. As the capabilities and sophistication of EMRs continue to grow, there is a widening divide between healthcare organizations that harness the capabilities for a competitive advantage and those that are crippled by poor usability, workflows and adoption.

The Widening EMR Gap: Valuable Asset vs. Required Repository

As EMR adoption approaches maximum levels, healthcare organizations are refining EMR strategy from a short-term clinical documentation data repository to a long-term asset with substantial functionality surrounding clinical decision support, health maintenance planning and quality reporting.