One of the most prominent software vendors in the US, Epic Systems has announced to join hands with Guardant Health a precision oncology company. This valuable partnership aims to support Epic Electronic Health Records Software integration to improve patient access to cancer screening.
The Guardant Health platform is transforming cancer care through the power of data and blood tests. This helps to detect cancer at its earliest stages so it is treatable and monitoring cancer reoccurrence in the best way. These capabilities have helped to enhance patient outcome levels and reduce healthcare costs throughout the patient’s cancer care journey.
How will this EHR integration prove beneficial for cancer care in the US?
The Epic EHR Software integration will allow physicians to easily order Guardant Health Center tests electronically within Epic software. This is said to streamline and enhance clinical workflows. Through this partnership, 250 million patients having a record with the EMR software vendor can have access to cancer screenings.
Cancer care providers can have quick access to screening results providing more time for the doctors to focus on their patients. The partnership between Epic and the Guardant Health platform will enable health systems, retail health clinics, and, community healthcare providers to include Guardant Health blood tests in the routine clinical care, making way for rapid result delivery.
The integration of Guardant Health tests with Epic EMR Software can increase the scalability and adoption of Guardant Health services in large health systems and community practices. Test like Guardant SHEILD is the blood test to screen early signs of colorectal cancer.
When patient test results and patient health information is available in one secure place, the healthcare providers can make the best treatment decisions as there is seamless access to patient records. This information is crucial to making informed care decisions.
Moving ahead
In 2018, there were 1,708,921 new cancer cases reported in the US and 599,266 people died due to cancer according to the CDC. Cancer is a deadly disease but the shared vision of Epic Systems and Guardant Health will offer an opportunity for oncologists to deliver the best care possible through the real-time availability of crucial data.
