What you should know:
– Environment Healthan artificial intelligence platform for documentation, coding and clinical workflow, announced a significant expansion of its hospital care environment offering with the introduction of an artificial intelligence-powered platform. Conditions Advisor.
– The new capability is designed to help physicians capture the full complexity of their patients’ conditions at the point of care, leading to better clinical decision making and better care coordination.
Solving the challenge of hidden diagnosis
Healthcare is facing a “perfect storm” in which patient complexity and the volume of clinical data increase exponentially. The challenge for physicians is that secondary diagnoses, which have a critical impact on patient health, often remain hidden among large amounts of graphical data.
Evidence-based clinical intelligence in the workflow
Designed for seamless integration into inpatient workflows, Conditions Advisor analyzes the entire patient record, including data available from external hospital records. Shows clinical signs and evidence that support potentially overlooked diagnoses. For example, it could indicate progressive weight loss in a cancer patient, which could indicate cachexia.
Key features that ensure clinical utility and compliance include:
- Longitudinal data synthesis: Analyzes the entire patient record to identify clinically significant patterns and surface-related evidence necessary to provide the best care.
- Workflow Integration: Support clinicians before, during or after visits, adapting to different practice patterns without detracting from clinical workflows.
- Doctor autonomy: It keeps the doctor in the driver’s seat to manage, evaluate and treat secondary conditions, with full decision-making authority.
- Compliance-Centric Design: It integrates seamlessly into documentation workflows, aligned with AHIMA/ACDIS standards and national guidelines.
“Today’s physicians need to capture not only the primary diagnosis for admission, but all conditions that impact a patient’s health and well-being,” said Will Morris, MD, medical director of Ambience Healthcare. “Our goal is to help them provide better care by providing them with the most relevant clinical information.”
