How one point of care solution is transforming treatment delivery and outcomes

Despite significant advancements in healthcare technology, one of the major challenges providers continue to face is the siloed nature of healthcare data, especially in patient encounters. Data silos have become increasingly complex and difficult to manage, resulting in fragmented patient care and missed opportunities to improve health outcomes, but one point of care solution is helping authorized providers overcome their data difficulties.

This blog will discuss how better data exchange capabilities are revolutionizing patient care.

The value of healthcare data at the point of care

Data collection often gets in the way of patient care. Consider: How much time does your team spend verifying pre-existing conditions or current medications? As a patient, when is the last time you spent the entire visit with your provider discussing your current medical need vs. covering prior health history?

Fast, secure data exchange is changing this narrative.

For authorized providers and their patients, better visibility to longitudinal data at the point of care is enabling impressive strides throughout the care journey, such as:

Saving time on administrative tasks

“Administrative tasks” can include anything from verifying prior authorizations to checking for any allergies or other conditions. Although the focus of the task may vary, the result is the same: too often, providers and their staff are looking for information that has already been collected elsewhere.

Rather than repeating someone else’s work (or worse – their own!), data exchange at the point of care can provide visibility to key information without slowing staff down or distracting them from what’s most important, the patient.

Delivering a better patient experience

When a provider goes into an encounter with relevant health history questions already answered by longitudinal patient data, they can better focus on the future. The provider can guide the conversation with the patient to discussing lifestyle changes, treatment options, and explaining the patient’s condition further – all valuable details that they’d otherwise be pressed for time to cover.

Not only does this make the patient feel more valued by the provider, since they’re getting the unique, personalized experience that many patients now expect, but it also empowers them to take charge of their healthcare with the information they’ve learned in the encounter.

Achieving better care outcomes

The final, and arguably most noteworthy, outcome of using a point of care data exchange solution is the positive impact this can have on patient care outcomes.

Beyond the time savings and the improved patient experience, detailed data visibility allows authorized providers in the treatment encounter to catch key information that can alter the course of care for the better. Knowing current medications influences what new medications a patient can take. Allergies can factor into treatment options as well, as can prior treatments such as a surgery or a recent diagnosis for another condition.

Patient health must be approached from a holistic perspective to ensure the best course forward for their wellness overall – but providers can’t do this without having all the data they need. A point of care solution that delivers full visibility to patient health history minimizes risks during care and improves the likelihood of achieving desired results, in a faster and more effective way than if the provider was working with limited information.

So, how can your organization harness the value of detailed data during treatment? With Inovalon DataStream.

Inovalon DataStream: How it works

Informed by the largest primary source healthcare dataset and built with a deep understanding of the complexities of data collection, storage, security, and cleanliness, DataStream is healthcare interoperability realized.

This Application Programming Interface (API) leverages the extensive industry connectivity of the Inovalon ONE® Platform to aggregate various patient data points into one easy-to-understand profile – for millions of unique lives. During authorized treatment encounters, DataStream then runs patient data through our Clinical Intelligence Engine to fill gaps in the existing health records within your EHR/EMR.

This all happens within seconds, in a view that providers are already familiar with and as part of their current workflow. The software empowers authorized physicians to make better informed care decisions faster and more effectively than with a limited data view, without adding more work to their day.

For more information on this powerful point of care solution, watch our webinar on how DataStream improves patient satisfaction and market share

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