Cardiac Orders & Protocol Assistant

The Cardiac Orders & Protocol Assistant standardizes ordering workflows for cardiology procedures, ensuring that pre-requisites, contraindications, and prep steps are consistently followed. It embeds guardrails directly within EMR order entry, prompting for NPO status, medication holds, and device checks while automatically generating pre-procedure tasks and alerts for missing requirements.

This assistant harmonizes provider ordering habits with organizational cardiac protocols, reducing variability and supporting defensible, evidence-based care. It can be launched inline during order entry or as a pre-procedure checklist, integrating with scheduling and care coordination systems for full visibility.

Benefits

• Improves safety and compliance: Reduces missed prep steps and contraindicated orders through built-in decision support.
• Standardizes cardiac workflows: Aligns ordering behavior with approved protocols across echo, stress, cath, and EP labs.
• Enhances coordination: Automatically assigns pre-procedure tasks to the appropriate teams, ensuring readiness before procedure day.
• Supports defensible care: Provides traceable protocol adherence data for quality reporting and accreditation reviews.

Capabilities

• Protocol-driven order sets: Automatically loads standardized templates based on procedure type and clinical indication.
• Inline validation and guardrails: Prompts for NPO verification, anticoagulant review, and device clearance before submission.
• Dynamic contraindication checks: Surfaces patient-specific risk factors and prep reminders within order entry.
• Automated pre-procedure tasking: Creates follow-up tasks for scheduling, nursing, and pre-op review based on protocol triggers.
• Adherence dashboards: Tracks compliance metrics and exception rates across cardiology service lines.

Great for

• Cardiologists and Ordering Providers: Streamline cardiac orders and ensure consistent prep compliance through embedded guardrails and protocol-driven workflows.
• Pre-Procedure and Scheduling Teams: Automate prep task creation for NPO status, device checks, and medication management to prevent day-of delays.
• Clinical Informatics and EMR Analysts: Monitor adherence and optimize CDS logic using real-time audit data tied to cardiac protocols.
• Quality and Compliance Leaders: Validate standardization and protocol adherence across cardiology departments using defensible reporting dashboards.