Here are four digital alerts and tools that hospitals and health systems have recently developed or integrated with their EHR systems.
1. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia researchers created an algorithm that can mine through EHR data to pinpoint pediatric oncology patients that would be a good fit for potential clinical studies.
2. Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente added a flag to its EHR to notify physicians when a patient has an abnormal test result for chronic kidney disease.
3. Vanderbilt University Medical Center launched a test pilot of its EHR voice assistant VEVA, which can analyze and relay patient information in the EHR so clinicians don't have to look it up themselves.
4. Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare added CancerIQ's genetic screening software to its Epic EHR as part of its population health initiative to better identify and treat cancer.