Wider adoption of EMRs — and CDSSs integration into them — would help to transform and standardize healthcare. It might even save us from a preventable disaster at the end of the hospital corridor.
The ability to access patient information as a caregiver is essential to successfully advocating for those who matter most to you, and getting this information in real time ensures that the caregiver is intervening in his or her loved one’s care plan as soon as it’s needed.