Isabel Healthcare and BMJ Group Introduce “Isabel with Best Practice”- the Next Generation Medical Knowledge System
Evidence-based diagnostic and treatment decision aid enables faster, safer and more accurate diagnoses and treatment at the point of care
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Ann Arbor, Mich. and London, UK – January 24, 2012 – Isabel Healthcare and BMJ Group today introduced Isabel with Best Practice, a powerful diagnosis and treatment decision aid that combines the strengths of both companies’ existing systems to help clinicians diagnose and treat faster and more accurately at the point of care.
Under the international partnership, Isabel integrated its industry-leading diagnosis decision aid with BMJ Group’s Best Practice clinical content. Isabel with Best Practice will enable doctors and nurse practitioners to make more informed and faster diagnostic and treatment decisions. Isabel with Best Practice is the only diagnosis decision aid exclusively endorsed by BMJ Group and the only solution of its type that fully integrates with electronic health records.
“Isabel with Best Practice ushers in the next generation of decision support affording faster and
more accurate decisions,” stated Dr. Rubin Minhas, Clinical Director for BMJ Evidence Centre, a global provider of evidence-based decision support to healthcare professionals at the point of care. “For the first time, all the key information and decision tools are included in one system, saving the clinician valuable time at the point of care.” He added: “This exciting new product will enhance both companies’ product portfolios.”
A 2009 report published in the Archives of Internal Medicine titled "Diagnostic Error in Medicine: An Analysis of 583 Physician Reported Errors" suggests that doctors continue to commonly misdiagnose internal ailments to the detriment of patients.
“Diagnosis errors have a devastating impact on clinical and financial outcomes,” said Don Bauman, CEO, Isabel Healthcare. “Studies have shown that Isabel’s diagnostic decision support tool significantly drives better decision making in a compressed timeframe resulting in better outcomes, reducing waste and freeing clinicians to spend more time with patients.”
Isabel with Best Practice capitalizes on the unique ability of Isabel to produce a differential list using multiple clinical features with BMJ Group’s Best Practice’s easy to use evide
nce based disease monographs. When clinicians enter a patient’s signs and symptoms, Isabel with Best Practice generates a checklist of potential diagnoses while flagging high-risk “Don’t Miss” diagnoses. After a doctor selects a diagnosis, they are taken straight through to the BMJ Group’s Best Practice monographs where they are able to rapidly access information on other important symptoms and 1st and 2nd line tests to help with pinpointing the diagnosis and best practice and guidelines on treatment from the world famous BMJ Evidence Centre.
Physicians who have tested and are using Isabel with Best Practice overwhelmingly praise the tool.
“Access to the Isabel diagnosis checklist tool at the bedside is crucial as it helps speed up decision making at the point of care,” said Richard Chinnock, M.D., Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. “My physician team and I really like the addition of BMJ Group’s Best Practice evidence-based reference content. The schematic layout is especially helpful as you can access sequential steps for testing, treatment and guidelines from a single page.”
This next generation product is available today and will be on display at the upcoming 2012 HIMSS conference in Las Vegas, NV in the Isabel booth 13247, kiosk 7.
About Isabel Healthcare
Isabel Healthcare Inc. was founded in 2000 by Jason Maude and is named after Maude’s daughter who almost died after a potentially fatal illness was not recognized. For over 10 years, Isabel Healthcare has provided the Isabel diagnosis decision support system to hospitals, physician practices and individual physicians and gained peer reviewed validation and unmatched experience. Today, Isabel is the only diagnosis decision support system fully integrated with EMR and is used by thousands of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and students world-wide, providing diagnostic support and education by broadening their differential diagnostic considerations. Connect with us at info@isabelhealthcare.com, 734-332-0612 or Isabelhealthcare.com or info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog to learn more.
About BMJ Group
BMJ Group is a global provider of trusted and independent medical information and services for healthcare professionals. The BMJ Evidence Centre provides evidence-based decision support to healthcare professionals at the point of care. It is internationally renowned for its independent, thorough and robust analysis and synthesis of clinical research. BMJ Group is owned by The British Medical Association. http://group.bmj.com
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Excerpt from John Gomez, CEO of JGo Labs "Leadership Cheat Sheet for HIT Executives" from HISTalk 1/11/12
"Recently I developed a Leadership Cheat Sheet for clients and friends. The document provided guidance on how to evolve your leadership style and suggestions on avoiding common leadership mistakes. As we move into 2012 (wow, 2012 sounds so Buck Rogers, doesn’t it?) I started thinking about a cheat sheet for HIT executives that helps them evolve their strategies and hopefully avoid technological mistakes in the coming year. By no means is this cheat sheet a comprehensive end-all, be-all, but rather a high-level guide of what to consider in the coming year.
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"To boldly go where…” you know the rest of the line, I am sure. So what about the cool Star Trek stuff? Well, I do think that you will see subtle shifts in 2012 that have long-term implications, but I am not sure if we are going to remember 2012 as the year that changed the face of healthcare forever. That said, for those leading edge organizations out there, I do think that there are some things you can start evaluating.
Some of my things to watch are DDS (diagnostic decision support), healthcare gaming, robotic aides, and large-scale data analysis, as well as the application of social graphs to patient care and collaboration. Each of these has a backdrop of affecting patient throughput and managing costs. 
For instance, DDS can help drive better decision-making in shorter amounts of time, freeing up clinicians to see more patients or spend time with patients.
Healthcare gaming provides the opportunity to reduce readmissions, improve wellness, and educate patients. Robotic aides will at some point help drive care, though challenges with battery life and size make this a long-term realization. Large-scale data analysis, social graphs, and related technologies are also very much in their infancy, but there is promise and opportunity for those organizations looking for leading-edge game changers.
The Cheat: Pick one or two leading edge technologies that can provide long term differentiation to your organization.
Read the entire cheat sheet.
*Bold added Isabel diagnosis decision support.
