The clinical decision support systems (CDSS) market is expected to grow from $3.79B in 2018 to $6.4B in 2024, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3%, according to Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis. The new report, US Clinical Decision Support Systems Market, Forecast to 2024, analyzes the latest trends impacting the CDSS space including market growth in clinical knowledge and medical evidence, healthcare analytics, workflow solutions, EHRs, medical devices, data support, clinical
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Clinical Surveillance
Wolters Kluwer Launches Opioid Toolkit To Address Opioid Crisis in Clinic & Home
Wolters Kluwer is launching a comprehensive toolkit for opioid taskforces in healthcare systems and pharmacy chains to address clinical variability in opioid-related pain therapy care and stem the tide of the opioid epidemic. With over 130 people dying from opioid overdoses every day, health systems around the United States are implementing cross-functional opioid task force teams to reduce overdoses, treat dependence and addiction, and prevent iatrogenic opioid use disorder that may start
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HIMSS19 Day 2 Announcements & Summary
Accenture: Millenials & Gen Z Are Shifting to Virtual, Retail, Clinic, Digital CareMillennial and Gen Z consumers in the U.S. are rapidly adopting non-traditional care models, such as retail clinics, virtual and digital services, according to results of an Accenture survey of 2,000 consumers.Key findings of the survey study include:- When considering traditional in-person care, millennials (ages 22 to 38 in 2019) were two to three times more likely than baby boomers (ages 55 to 73) to be
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KLAS Report: Cerner and Epic Most Widely Adopted Clinical Surveillance Tools
Cerner and Epic are the only vendors by KLAS validated as having extensive adoption of their clinical surveillance tools, according to a new KLAS report. For the report, KLAS conducted interviews with healthcare professionals for their insights on vendors providing clinical surveillance tools. KLAS validated that a wide number of clinical surveillance tools are currently in place and that provider organizations are using them for many different use cases; however, some vendors do not currently
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PeraHealth Raises $14M for Predictive, Real-Time Clinical Surveillance
PeraHealth, a Charlotte, NC based provider of predictive, real-time clinical surveillance solutions has raised $14 million in funding from Mainsail Partners, a growth equity firm. As the healthcare industry progresses toward value-based care, high costs surrounding chronic diseases and infections continue to escalate. For example, sepsis kills 258,000 people in the U.S. every year and costs the U.S. healthcare system nearly $24 billion annually, according to the Sepsis Alliance. PeraHealth is
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