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Digitizing Patient Records: A Leap in Cancer Treatment and Research
Overview
Digitizing Patient Records: A Leap in Cancer Treatment and ResearchIBM |
Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) | |
Healthcare & Hospitals Paper & Pulp | |
Product Research & Development | |
Inventory Management Time Sensitive Networking | |
Operational Impact
The digitization of patient records has had a profound impact on the operations of the cancer treatment and research center. Medical teams now have near-instant insight into each patient and their history of treatment, enabling them to get the answers they need more rapidly and thus provide better care. Researchers can more readily unlock new insights from the institution’s huge volumes of information. The center can now get critical patient information into the hands of the people who need it faster than ever before, supporting doctors and nurses in delivering the best quality care. It also helps to accelerate the pace of vital cancer research work, potentially helping scientists to make breakthroughs faster. The move to electronic content has also opened up exciting opportunities for new cognitive computing initiatives at the center. | |
Quantitative Benefit
Decades of patient data can now be easily accessed and analyzed for new insights | |
Potential for cancer research breakthroughs has been enhanced | |
Productivity has been significantly boosted, helping clinicians deliver better patient care | |