The solution:

Electronic care pathways which link the continuum of events that occur as a patient moves through the health care system associating patient care activities directly with clinical and financial outcomes. The benefit: Ability to optimize clinical activities to achieve the clinical and financial outcomes desired.

The Problem:

Existing clinical software systems are exclusive. They meet the needs of one group of healthcare professionals e.g. pathologists, radiologists, physicians, nurses, etc. and they deliver patient-centered care only within their organization. This works for the organization, but creates fragmentation and inhibits seamless care within the community. Fragmented care is always more expensive and less effective than seamless, integrated care.