Enhancing Decision Making with AI-Driven Recommendations
In this post, we’ll explore how AI-driven recommendations within EHR systems are reshaping decision-making in healthcare and how Credo Health is at the forefront of this transformation.
August 21, 2024
In 2008, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement introduced a game-changing concept: the Triple Aim framework. This blueprint for healthcare reform set out three primary goals: transform the patient experience, improve population health, and reduce the per capita cost of healthcare.
These three objectives are still guiding the healthcare industry in 2024, but turning these ideals into reality remains a challenge. The key to bridging the gap? Health data—specifically, digitized, readable, and accessible medical records.
In this blog, we’ll explore how health data can drive success in each area of the Triple Aim, and how Credo is working behind the scenes to help make this possible.
The Triple Aim framework was designed to tackle the biggest challenges in healthcare by promoting a balanced approach to improving the system. Here’s what the framework aims to achieve:
The framework’s relevance today is undeniable. Healthcare systems are still grappling with inefficiencies, disparities in care quality, and rising costs, including an projected increase in costs by about 8.9 percent in 2024.
Though two additional goals—improving healthcare providers' work-life balance and advancing health equity—have been added to the framework, the original three remain the foundation. This post will zero in on these core objectives, with a particular focus on the role health data plays in achieving them.
Imagine how much your patient interactions would change if you could walk into each appointment with a full understanding of the patient’s medical history. Instead of spending the entire visit asking about their diagnoses, medication history, and past treatments, you could focus on delivering the informed, quality care they need right now.
Not only does access to a pre-encounter medical history make providers’ jobs easier, but patients also are more likely to feel understood and well-cared for when they can tell that their doctor knows who they are and what they’ve experienced.
Credo is working to make this future a reality with our pre-encounter record analysis and summary solution PreDx. Our product delivers digitally accessible, readable, medical records before a patient’s first visit, enabling healthcare providers to deliver more efficient and effective care.
When healthcare providers have a clear understanding of their patients’ health histories, they can identify patterns, close care gaps, and implement preventive measures more effectively.
A case study by Wakely Consulting Group, for instance, found that using Credo’s data systems led to an average risk score increase of 0.445 under the HCC-CMS V24 model and an increase of 0.286 under the HCC-CMS V28 model. These figures indicate that more diagnoses are being accurately documented and subsequently treated for each patient, leading to better health outcomes.
When medical records are complete and accurate, healthcare providers can make more informed decisions, which is essential for managing chronic conditions and preventing disease progression. This, in turn, contributes to the overall health of the population and aligns with the goals of the Triple Aim.
Managing medical records is an expensive process, costing the U.S. healthcare system a staggering $100 billion annually. However, digitized and accessible records can significantly reduce these costs — an outcome Credo’s PreDx is designed to achieve through an efficient, end-to-end patient data solution.
Here’s how PreDx works:
Ready to see how PreDx can transform your practice? Schedule a demo today.
The Triple Aim framework continues to guide the evolution of healthcare, but achieving its goals requires more than just a good plan.
Health data—specifically digitized, readable, and accessible medical records—is the key to unlocking the full potential of the Triple Aim. But it’s not so easy.
As we continue to focus on transforming the patient experience, improving population health, and reducing costs, it’s important that every health system is given the ability to easily access the data they need. Credo’s mission is to make this possible in order to fully align U.S. healthcare with the Triple Aim.
If you’d like to learn more about how Credo makes this possible, feel free to schedule a demo here.
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