Cerner CEO Unveils Next-Generation Cognitive Platform in Health Conference Keynote
October 08 2019 - 4:24PM
During his keynote at Cerner Health Conference (CHC), the company’s
Chairman and CEO, Brent Shafer, unveiled a next-generation
cognitive health platform, introduced new tools that allow the
company’s clients to get more from Cerner technology, announced new
predictive modeling built directly into the opioid toolkit and
opened up free access to the company’s training modules.
“Health care will change more in the next five years than it has
in the past 30,” Shafer told an audience of 5,000 clients,
innovators and other health care industry professionals during the
keynote address. “As we have for the past four decades, Cerner’s
technology, and collaborative programs, along with the most
respected providers, will lead a wave of disruptive innovation
focused on making health care better.”
Aligning with the conference’s theme of Now / Next, Shafer
shared enhancements to benefit Cerner clients today [NOW], then
announced a NEXT-generation health platform. Code named “Project
Apollo,” this initiative brings a more cognitive approach to
practicing medicine. Leveraging the powerful combination of its
health care technology and the AWS infrastructure, Cerner’s new
cloud-based platform will accelerate the speed that innovations are
integrated by removing manual steps for clients that slow the pace
of adoption. Additionally, Cerner is creating an intelligence
ecosystem to innovate next-generation user experiences and care
delivery algorithms. This future innovation will support
caregivers in giving their full focus to delivering high quality,
patient-centric care, supported by the power of Cerner’s
intelligent platform.
Another focus of Shafer’s keynote addressed the ongoing effort
to eliminate deaths caused by opioid abuse. It’s estimated that two
million Americans live with an opioid disorder. Each day, nearly
130 U.S. citizens die from an opioid overdose. Using artificial
intelligence and predictive analytics, Cerner is giving clients an
enhanced toolkit that goes beyond prescribing history to
identifying potential at-risk patients. As part of his remarks,
Shafer issued a challenge to reduce the number of opioid-related
deaths by 90%.
“Last year, deaths from opioid overdoses dropped by 5%,” said
Shafer. “It was the first time since 1990 the number has declined.
Even more progress needs to be made and I appeal to the health care
industry to eradicate this epidemic.”
As Shafer addressed the international audience, he also
introduced improvements ranging from better toolkits, dashboards
and analytics to improved data interoperability. Stemming from
Cerner’s collaborative work in the federal space, the company is
soon to roll out “Cerner Seamless Interoperability.” Essentially,
the enhancement takes data from connectivity to usability and the
new Cerner Seamless Interoperability can help give invaluable time
back to clinicians.
The company is also rolling out the Cerner Learning Framework—a
web-based training platform—available to Cerner clients at no
cost.
“We started by asking our clients, ‘what’s in the way of giving
your patients the best quality of care,’” said Shafer. “As we
constructed our commitments and guiding principles, a relentless
focus on our clients’ success became the overriding focus of
everything we do at Cerner.”
About CernerCerner’s health
technologies connect people and information systems at more than
27,500 contracted provider facilities worldwide dedicated to
creating smarter and better care for individuals and communities.
Recognized globally for innovation, Cerner assists clinicians in
making care decisions and assists organizations in managing the
health of their populations. The company also offers an integrated
clinical and financial system to help manage day-to-day revenue
functions, as well as a wide range of services to support clinical,
financial and operational needs, focused on people. For more
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