PODCAST: Going Beyond Clinical Decision Support at HIMSS20

In the following Sage HMS podcast interview, Todd Mingo, General Manager of Sales at Sage HMS, discusses the evolution of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) beyond radiology, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist the imaging process, and how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can benefit from CDS solutions.

With the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) implementation for diagnostic imaging being front-and-center in 2020, providers are quickly moving towards using CMS-qualified clinical decision support mechanisms (qCDSM) to meet CMS regulations for claims payment in 2021.

But there’s much more going on these days when it comes to CDS -- moving outside of outpatient care or Medicare reimbursement efforts to streamlining all care. Also, next-generation CDS solutions will be generating a wide-range of patient data, and AI will be used to better extract the data to improve the quality of care.

In addition, federal health agencies like the VA can enhance their overall standardization of care through the use of CDS solutions – putting the best knowledge for the use of advanced imaging technology in the hands of all care providers. Leveraging DSS’ deep history of working in the federal arena, Sage HMS will be focused on driving the adoption of CDS throughout the VA in 2020.

Following are key highlights from this interview:

  • More about Todd’s background in the healthcare industry. (:24)

  • Background on CDS, PAMA and the need to implement a qCDSM by 2021. (1:07)

  • How CDS is evolving beyond radiology, and how AI will enhance the use of patient data for improving overall care. (3:40)

  • How Sage HMS is ahead of the curve when it comes to next-generation CDS. (5:10)

  • How the VA can benefit from CDS solutions. (6:00)

  • How CDS is moving into lab tests, pharmacy, and genetic testing. (9:12)

Sage HMS will be part of the Electronic Health Revolution taking place at the DSS, Inc. booth (#5559) at HIMSS20. Please be sure to stop by and learn about how Sage HMS can help your care organization leverage next-generation CDS solutions.

Ryan PfisterRadWise, CDS, himss20