David Higginson, Executive Vice President, Chief Innovation Officer at Phoenix Children’s, joins the podcast to discuss his background, opinion on the state of EMRs, Phoenix Children's data strategy, EMR platforms improvement on patient experience, and more.
Summary
Improving Pediatric Care with Innovative EMR Strategies at Phoenix Children's Hospital
About David Higginson
David Higginson is the Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Phoenix Children's Hospital. With a career dedicated to working in children's hospitals, David is motivated by making life better for kids. He believes that while electronic medical records (EMRs) have come a long way since paper records, there is still potential for innovation.
Phoenix Children's Data Strategy
Phoenix Children's data strategy is focused on extracting important information from EMRs in order to provide insights that can improve care for patients. The hospital has developed an EMR system which has improved disease management and patient safety by providing detailed data points to physicians, creating dashboards to assess individual patients, and utilizing a real-time scoring system to detect patients who are rapidly decompensating.
Improving Patient Experience with EMR Platforms
Phoenix Children's EMR platform has not only improved disease management and patient safety but has also enhanced the patient experience. Patients now receive text notifications for normal lab results as well as home monitoring tools to fill in the gaps of data between visits. These enhancements have been proven to streamline the communication process between patients and physicians while also providing a more thorough patient experience.
The Future of EMRs in Healthcare
David spoke about the need for innovation in EMR systems, specifically in terms of improved input methods and home monitoring applications. He also discussed the need for improved interoperability between EMRs and a common language for healthcare information. Finally, he talked about the need to get better financial returns from investments in technology and to consider lower cost alternatives.
With innovative EMR strategies like those developed at Phoenix Children's Hospital, the future of pediatric care is looking brighter every day. By focusing on data strategy, patient experience, and innovation, EMRs have the potential to improve healthcare outcomes for children across the globe.
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This episode aired on 04/09/2023 and can be listened here.
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