Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Health Care Processes and Decision Making
Lecture:The clinical process - overview of the classic paradigm
Gathering data and analyzing findings
Making a diagnosis
The impact of EHRs and technology on clinical decision-making
Slide content:Beyond the Classic Paradigm: Collaboration in Surgery Medical Situations Patients Problems Clinicians Visits Classic paradigm 1 1 1 1 Operating room 1 1 Many 1 4.2 Table: Comparison of classic paradigm with operating room Multiple disciplines with different roles and tasks Short time horizon Requires advance planning, resource rich 13
Slide notes:This slide depicts the classic paradigm with one patient, one problem, one clinician, and one visit, and compares it to an alternate situation, the operating room. Surgical procedures usually involve one visit and are concerned with one problem in a single patient. During surgical procedures, however, many clinicians from many disciplines may participate in the process and share information and collaborate in a synchronous fashion. The setting is also characterized by a relatively short time horizon and a fairly narrow clinical focus as well as substantial advance planning and rich resource availability. These differences may have implications for the kinds of health information technologies that will be helpful to the clinicians involved. 13