CPRs Today Communications infrastructure to facilitate coordination of care Detailed design of information systems Facilitates overall coordination of care

and timely response to changing patient conditions The CPR Market High accuracy & quality of data Primary care provider as the principal provider Access to knowledge resources Integrated view of patient data Ready access to both clinical and administrative data Managed Care Guidelines to reduce the variances among clinical practices Streamline the steps for compliance HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE Shifts in delivery of Healthcare Integrating clinical guidelines Software tool for authorship guide Internet and the WWW World Wide Web Browsers The Intranet Network-Centric Computing Gatekeeper for access to diagnostic tests and specialty care Deliberate analysis of the information needs and work flow requirements Care outside the hospital

Integrated communications support

Physician order entry and clinician data entry

Clinical decision support

System provide options and explanations that improve the Clinicians efficiency and compliance with accepted guidelines of practice

Integrated with clinical decision support in ways that directly influence physicians' ordering behavior Technological Advances

Improved access to all patient data

Integrated Delivery System Composed of health care providers, service providers, and facilities Provides a continuum of health care services to a defined population

Transformation of research network

Software to connect to, search, browse & download information Programs give a graphical, intuitive, and common interface to all users

Controlled access version of the Internet

Diskless computers that attach to a network and load software stored on a server computer

Response to payers' desire to contract with single entities Efficient and accurate ways of capturing, managing, and analyzing clinical data

Inexpensive & convenient access to data

Data sharing to all clinical delivery sites

Use of industry-standard document formats, data exchange protocols & browsers Better bandwidth, security, and administration

Central management of hardware & software

''Report Cards" on quality, outcomes, and costs of care provided

Complete access of health consumers at home

Standards permitted independent developers to write programs for heterogeneous computers and operating systems

Reduces the acquisition and operating costs for the enterprise

During my time in Makati Medical Center, Harmony (software) was the system used to connect all hospital services involved in the care of the patients. Though this system, all healthcare providers gets to correspond all matters concerning the patients. It served as an educational & communication tool for me, as a staff nurse in providing quality healthcare to my patients.

ALEJANDRO C. NONOG, JR.