New Partnership Puts Evidence-Based Tools in the Hands of Primary Care Providers and their Patients
The Centre for Effective Practice and CognisantMD join forces to deliver EMR-integrated patient-facing forms at the point of care
Toronto, ON – November 12, 2015 – The Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) and CognisantMD are pleased to announce they are partnering to support the delivery of evidence-based programs and tools in clinical practice. This partnership will allow CEP to deliver its many evidence-based programs and tools through CognisantMD’s Ocean Platform on patient tablets, secure email, and data collected directly in Electronic Medical Records (EMRs).
An evidence-based clinical tool regarding poverty screening of patients is among the first topic area to be integrated into the platform and is available now to all Ocean users. Other tools include a lower-back pain screen and an opioid manager.
According to Tupper Bean, Executive Director, CEP, “We are pleased to collaborate with a like-minded partner such as CognisantMD who shares our vision to improve access to evidence-based tools for clinicians to ultimately improve the quality of care for Canadians. Our interventions are designed to be part of day to day patient care. This partnership puts our solutions into action.”
CEP closes the gap between evidence and practice for health care providers by building practical solutions, tools and supports with providers. CEP determines how to best address specific care gaps and develops evidence-based tailored solutions for application in the local context and places the customized solution into the hands of providers to enable better care.
“Marrying our technology with CEP’s expertise and insight is a win-win for both clinicians and patients,” said Jeff Kavanagh, President of CognisantMD. “We’re thrilled to be working with CEP to put the best, evidence-based clinical tools in the hands of more patients through touchscreen tablets and secure email links, while integrating directly with the clinician’s EMR to track results.”
CognisantMD’s Ocean Platform integrates directly with leading EMRs, making it easier to build evidence-based practices into clinical workflow and encourage widespread adoption. With Ocean, patient-facing screening tools can be delivered in waiting rooms and secure emailed forms, with results appearing directly in the patient record.
About CEP
CEP aims to close the gap between evidence and practice for health care providers by giving them the resources and tools they need to provide the best care to their patients. CEP engages with providers to create solutions based on best-evidence that can be adapted into the local context. CEP is an independent, Canadian not-for-profit organization.
About CognisantMD
CognisantMD is a Toronto-based software company that uses mobile devices and a cloud-based platform to unlock and extend Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), allowing patients to share information for clinical use and research. By adding Ocean Tablets and a large library of clinical content to existing EMRs, the Ocean Platform provides a powerful, secure, mobile way to connect patients to their physicians and beyond. For more information, visit cognisantmd.com.
