Since no two organizations are the same, ICA leverages the flexibility of its software by:
- Developing a solution tailored to the specific workflow of each organization rather than offering a one-size-fits-all system
- Working with an existing IT infrastructure to accept all electronic forms of information, regardless of source or format
- Embedding workflow tools, such as messaging or structured forms and notes, at logical points to improve efficiency at the point of care
ICA’s solution, called biomedical informatics, explores how to develop and apply theory, methods, and tools originating from a number of informatics-related disciplines in health care and the health sciences to support, and eventually optimize, the processes of:
- Coding, storage, retrieval, and transmission of data for patient care and biomedical research
- Decision-making for therapeutive and preventive intervention, and for health services organizations at both the patient and population levels
- Transmission and teaching of medical knowledge
- Knowledge discovery
Through the discipline of biomedical informatics, computer-assisted decision-support systems may be developed to improve clinical practice and to understand and address related workflow change management, communication, and human-computer interface issues.
