Lack of Widespread EMR Integration Hampering the Effectiveness of Order Sets and Care Plans Despite Visible Progress

    OREM, UT, October 02, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Despite some rays of hope that the tide may be shifting, the continued lack of widespread integration with EMRs continues to limit the effectiveness of order sets and care plans. This and which tools are having the greatest impact and why are revealed in the latest KLAS report on CDS order sets and care plans.

"Every time we do a report on the effectiveness of CDS tools we hear this complaint about the lack of integration," said report author Adam Cherrington. "The difference this time is that we are starting to see some CDS tools make real headway to reverse this trend."

For the report, KLAS interviewed 139 provider organizations to get feedback about the effectiveness of their CDS tools. The products reviewed in the report include those from Elsevier, Wolters Kluwer and Zynx Health.

The report, entitled "CDS Order Sets and Care Plans 2014: Choosing the Best Option," published earlier today. For access to the report you can download the myKLAS app at http://www.klasresearch.com/lp/downloadklasapp or visit KLAS online at www.KLASresearch.com/reports.

The report is available to healthcare providers and vendors. Providers receive a significant discount off the standard retail price or can receive a complimentary summary report in exchange for a survey about one of their current suppliers.

About KLAS
KLAS is a research firm on a global mission to improve healthcare delivery by enabling providers to be heard and counted. Working with thousands of healthcare executives and clinicians, KLAS gathers data on software, services, medical equipment and infrastructure systems to deliver timely reports, trends and statistical overviews. The research directly represents the provider voice and acts as a catalyst for improving supplier performance. KLAS was founded in 1996, and their staff and advisory board average 25 years of healthcare information technology experience. Follow KLAS on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KLASresearch.

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