Geisinger Health System and IBM Join Forces to Implement Patient Centric Healthcare Model for 21st Century

Geisinger Health System and IBM Join Forces to Implement Patient Centric Healthcare Model for 21st Century

Geisinger Health System and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a strategic relationship that will create a technology and data infrastructure to help lay the foundation for 21st century patient-centered care. The goal is to improve patient outcomes, and provide more personalized care and information that will help patients and their doctors make better and smarter decisions.

As part of the agreement, Geisinger and IBM will collaborate to design and implement a first-of-its-kind Clinical Decision Intelligence System (CDIS) that leverages the health system’s wealth of clinical data derived from its decade-long use of one of the industry’s most advanced electronic health record systems. The CDIS, which utilizes open standard based technology, will serve as the foundation for Geisinger’s integrated clinical, financial, operational, claims, genomic and other medical data in a format that allows for rapid analysis and reporting of vital insights from millions of patient encounters.

Most importantly, the CDIS will create an environment that will enable physicians and researchers at Geisinger to identify important clinical trends, help to ensure that patients receive all recommended care, support clinical trials, identify best practices and perform novel health services research. “The ultimate result will be the development of a customized healthcare approach based upon best practices and evidence-based standards that improve patient outcomes,” said Glenn Steele Jr., MD, PhD, president and chief executive officer of Geisinger Health System.

Known for its innovative use of technology and the seamless delivery of electronic information that connects more than 2.5 million patients to physicians and other healthcare providers in Pennsylvania, Geisinger is teaming with IBM as part of its ongoing efforts to transform its clinical, operational and business processes to more efficiently and effectively address those critical issues around quality patient care, research, and innovation.

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