Clinical research, or medical research applied to healthcare, is the activity of generating and scientific validation of an innovative medical activity prior to its dissemination.
It is a research carried out on the patient or not, whose purpose is the improvement of human health and the progress of the techniques of care in the respect of the person.
Centered on the hospital or medical facility, it constitutes bedside research that complements basic and experimental research. Located downstream of fundamental research which is totally essential to it, it uses the new concepts and new tools that the latter will have developed.
The objectives of the hospital clinical research program
Boost hospital and pharma clinical research with a view to promoting medical progress
Participate in improving the quality of care by evaluating new diagnostic and therapeutic methods
Scientifically validate new medical knowledge with a view to identifying therapeutic innovations and implementation of dissemination strategies in the health system
Any clinical documentation improvement program would or should aim to promote better communication between healthcare teams by allowing information to be shared and followed up.
An application that works to centralize key patient information, allowing healthcare professionals to access relevant data immediately. This collaborative approach would allow for real patient-centered care, following their journey, highlighting each milestone, and each interaction with health care providers.
Collaborative reports have proven to be essential inpatient care, as they provide caregivers with an accurate, real-time picture of the patient's condition, thereby achieving better results. The challenge is being able to access this “big data”. The ability to gather all key data in a structured format and analyze unstructured information in the form of searchable items means that these data can be interpreted according to specific criteria.
This can then allow the user to access information extracted from various systems for a complete view of patient care. Better documentation leads to better results for patients.
Data from patients improve communication, allows more accurate reports, and ensures continuity of care.
Doctors, nurses, and all members of the patient's care team can benefit from a view of the patient's current health and medical history, as well as add valuable information to make a complete and accurate record.
Accessibility to reusable information is an important factor in productivity, supporting a collaborative environment. Not only could professionals share the care of patients, but they also create medical documents together. Imagine being able to simplify updating existing reports to a new note and how that would reduce repetitive work and the risk of medical errors. Carried out in a structured manner, the collection of information is ideal for establishments wishing to use their data for research.
Even documents structured into several sections that collect specific information, such as family history, medications, requests, etc. This could allow access to information stored in multiple disparate and disconnected systems to view the entire patient record in one place
Simplified reporting
The accessibility of the demographic and laboratory data entered, can today be accessed using the latest NLP and AI technologies that translate for the end user into an unrivaled workflow experience.
Add to this the potential of flexible data collection and you can see how this takes any clinical documentation improvement plan to new and efficient levels.