Innovative Technology in Preventive Medicine-Webinar Recording

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The presentation discussed three key areas in preventive medicine: SMART on FIRE, EHR usage data, and digital contact tracing. SMART on FIRE is a technology that allows for the sharing of healthcare data and the development of EHR-agnostic applications. It uses common web standards and offers an easy way to access and share medical data. EHR usage data refers to the large amount of data captured by electronic health records, such as mouse clicks, keystrokes, and other activities. This data can be used to improve patient outcomes and reduce provider burnout. Digital contact tracing uses EHR data to detect potential contacts for infectious diseases. It has been used to track TB infections, study healthcare worker as vectors for VRE, and model social networks in hospitals. These technologies have the potential to improve healthcare and patient outcomes, but there are challenges to overcome, including getting electronic health record vendors to open their systems, ensuring privacy and security, and developing user-friendly applications. There is still much room for improvement and further study in these areas.

Keywords

preventive medicine

SMART on FIRE

EHR usage data

digital contact tracing

healthcare data sharing

EHR-agnostic applications

patient outcomes

provider burnout

infectious diseases