Oncology providers are looking for health IT that combines functionality and integration, according to a KLAS news release.
KLAS' report, "Oncology IS 2011: Integrating the Island," shows best-of-breed vendors offer oncologists systems that focus on interfacing suites, while enterprise vendors' products focus on medical oncology and do not include radiation oncology applications. The report suggested that a system with both the necessary functions and integration capabilities is needed for oncology.
Health IT for oncology is challenging because medical records are often not available as physicians move between hospitals and clinics and their patients move between infusion suites and radiation oncology facilities, according to the report.
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KLAS' report, "Oncology IS 2011: Integrating the Island," shows best-of-breed vendors offer oncologists systems that focus on interfacing suites, while enterprise vendors' products focus on medical oncology and do not include radiation oncology applications. The report suggested that a system with both the necessary functions and integration capabilities is needed for oncology.
Health IT for oncology is challenging because medical records are often not available as physicians move between hospitals and clinics and their patients move between infusion suites and radiation oncology facilities, according to the report.
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