HIMSSCast HIMSSCast: Building trust between doctors and data analysts
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May 2, 2025 Dr. Vinay Vaidya, CMIO at Phoenix Children's Hospital, and Dr. Wendy Bernatavicius, Division Chief of Primary Complex Care, reveal how data collaboration transforms patient care. They discuss the creation of custom dashboards that empower clinicians with real-time insights. The duo dives into enhancing clinical support through integrated data systems, especially for managing antibiotic allergies. They also address the challenges of healthcare IT integration, stressing the importance of trust and communication between clinicians and data analysts.
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Patient-Centric Data Tools
- Focus on delivering real-time, precise data to frontline healthcare workers to support timely and accurate decisions.
- Ensure dashboards and data tools revolve around improving patient care, not just creating complex systems.
EMR Data Is Like "Where's Waldo?"
- EMRs contain vast clinical data but it’s like finding "Where's Waldo?" — buried and hard to locate.
- Effective dashboards magnify key data points, allowing precise and timely clinical decision-making.
Allergy Alert Success Story
- The team created a real-time alert system for identifying patients labeled as allergic to penicillin or amoxicillin.
- This helped clinicians review and reduce inaccurate allergy labels, improving antibiotic stewardship and patient outcomes.