Epic EHR integration is helping a health system, Guthrie in New York and Pennsylvania to alert high-risk COVID-19 patients. leveraging Epic EHR integration can provide timely treatment to patients which can also result in the improvement of patient outcome levels.
How is Guthrie using Epic EHR Integration to Optimize COVID-19 Patient Care?
Certain infections can be fought by creating monoclonal antibodies in labs by scientists, this also consists of the virus that results in COVID-19. Through a shot of the infusion COVID-19 patients can be given treatment, and it has shown positive results in patients with severe virus conditions.
Epic EMR Software integration is used by Guthrie’s Monoclonal Antibody Clinic which helps to detect COVID-19 patients who are fit for the particular treatment. High-risk patients are usually people that are immunocompromised due to medical conditions such as cancer and those who are 65years and above.
When the EHR Software efficiently identifies the patient that is eligible for the treatment, it sends an alert to the patient’s healthcare/primary care provider. The provider can then contact that patient to schedule an appointment without any patient care delays. The main objective of the EHR integration is to accelerate the care delivery process and enhance patient outcome levels. It is highly important that the patient is given the antibodies as soon as the onset of COVID-19 infection, usually within seven days from the time the most evident virus symptoms appear.
Advantages of Epic Integration
- Alerts clinicians the patients who require monoclonal antibodies.
- Timely treatment can be started, speeding up the care delivery process.
- Optimizes health outcome levels.
- Healthcare providers are in a better position to provide accurate treatment of high-risk COVID-19 patients.
Identifying high-risk patients on time within clinical workflows can provide life-saving treatment options for elderly patients and patients who have underlying health conditions. The health system will contact patients with COVID-19 that meet the treatment criteria so they can be treated without any delays.
Moving Ahead
Right now it’s Guthrie using Epic integration to help healthcare providers spot patients that require novel antibody treatment to recover quickly from the virus. Other health systems will soon leverage this opportunity to optimize care outcomes and offer timely treatment delivery. This will be fruitful for the entire US healthcare system to help combat COVID-19 effectively. To know more about how technology can be an enabler for the COVID-19 vaccination drive read our blog on Optimizing Health Technology Systems for COVID-19 Vaccination Programs.
