St. Louis Children's Hospital Selects Isabel for Medical Diagnosis

Medical diagnosis software tool will assist St. Louis Children’s ED clinicians to develop differential diagnosis lists and find the right diagnosis faster

We are impressed with the performance of Isabel. It empowers our doctors in making the right decisions and arrive at the right diagnosis as quickly and efficiently as possible

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) November 2012

Isabel Healthcare announced that St. Louis Children’s Hospital emergency department has deployed the Isabel Diagnosis Checklist tool to provide diagnosis decision support and clinical knowledge management for their emergency department physicians and nurses. Integrated with the EMR in the Emergency Department, Isabel will be integral in helping clinicians make efficient and effective decisions about their patients. In June 2012, the U.S. News & World Report honored for the 10th consecutive year St. Louis Children’s Hospital on the Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals, and it ranked in all ten specialties covered by the annual report.

“We are pleased to provide the innovative Isabel diagnosis and clinical content management tool for our clinicians in the ED. When our physicians encounter unusual or complex cases, they can access the Isabel tool via the EMR and Isabel will generate a list of potential diagnoses for consideration as well as access to other clinical content,” said Pele Yu, MD chief medical information officer at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. “We are impressed with the performance of Isabel. It empowers our doctors in making the right decisions and arrive at the right diagnosis as quickly and efficiently as possible.”

“The diagnosis decision is critical to patients’ well-being, and getting to the correct diagnosis as soon as possible is the cornerstone to reel in escalating healthcare costs,” said Don Bauman, Isabel Healthcare chief executive officer. “By selecting Isabel, St. Louis Children’s Hospital is empowering their clinicians with a complete solution to answer questions about diagnosis, testing and treatment -- enabling them to arrive at the right diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible.”

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 checklist system fully integrated with EMR and is used by thousands of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and students worldwide, providing diagnostic support and education by broadening their differential diagnostic considerations. Connect with us at info(at)isabelhealthcare(dot)com, 734-332-0612 or http://www.Isabelhealthcare.com or http://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog to learn more.

About St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Founded in 1879, St. Louis Children's Hospital is one of the premier children's hospitals in the United States. It serves not just the children of St. Louis, but also children across the world. The hospital provides a full range of pediatric services to the St. Louis metropolitan area and a primary service region covering six states. The hospital has been recognized by US News and World Report as one of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, most recently on the US News Honor Roll in 2012 for the 10th year in a row. As the pediatric teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital offers nationally recognized programs for physician training and research. For more information, visit http://www.StLouisChildrens.org, or follow us on Facebook and @STLChildrens on Twitter.

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