Results from Embedding Choosing Wisely into the EMR at Cedars Sinai

Scott Weingarten, MD, SVP, Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center. Organizations are seeking clinical benefit and an ROI from their investment in an EHR.  Cedars-Sinai “hard wired” Choosing Wisely and other clinical decision support into its EHR about 18 months ago. The impact has been numerous improvements in quality of care and an approximate reduction in costs of $4 million per year.

Supplementary material:  Choosing Wisely website