In the highly complex, ever-evolving world of cancer care, getting accurate, timely clinical information is essential. Being able to quickly understand a patient’s medical history, pinpoint life saving therapies, and provide immediate clinical information to the cancer care team increases the patient’s quality of care, and in some cases, their chances for survival.

US Oncology has worked with its national network of community-based oncology practices to deliver iKnowMed - the ideal system for harnessing medical information that provides maximum benefit to patients, oncology practices, and payers. Available to multiple users at once from any computer with Internet access at any time, the iKnowMed system increases patient safety through clear, automated ordering of treatments and automatic safety triggers. It also promotes accurate billing by capturing all patient visit charge codes, primary diagnosis codes, and drug waste for each visit. The system supports pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives with reports that provide evidence of treatment patterns and case data to justify treatment decisions, while also facilitating increased patient accruals to clinical trials.

One of the only EHR systems developed exclusively for oncology, iKnowMed is the decision support application that provides many valuable benefits to busy oncologists and their practices, leading to improved patient safety, practice efficiencies, and outcomes reporting.