PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Vynca,
a national leader in advance care planning solutions, today
announced a relationship with Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq:
CERN), a global health care technology company, to help individuals
and their families, caregivers and clinicians navigate the complex
advance care planning process to ensure future care preferences are
honored. Working together, Vynca and Cerner will break down the
digital barrier between legal documents and electronic health
records (EHRs), making it easier for clinicians to see relevant
patient wishes and honor end-of-life care decisions.
By integrating Vynca's digital solution with the Cerner
Millennium® EHR, clinicians will be able to view
relevant patient information alongside the patient's future care
preferences all in one place instead of risking error or decreasing
efficiency by going back and forth between different sources.
Advance care documents will also be available in the patient
portal, improving accessibility and usability. Making these
documents easier to view, interact with and change, empowers
clinicians and patients to have conversations about future care
preferences and plan ahead.
"Recent events have really highlighted the importance of advance
care planning," said Ryan Van Wert,
MD, CEO and co-founder, Vynca. "We are excited to work with Cerner
on this important initiative that is quickly becoming a top
priority for many health care organizations. By supporting
providers to complete and access advance care planning documents
directly within the EHR, health care organizations have the
opportunity to realize an immediate impact in terms of providing
higher quality care at end-of-life and the avoidance of unwanted
health care interventions."
According to The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 87 percent of
paper forms are not available in an emergency, and JAMA Internal
Medicine reports that 70 percent of forms do not reflect
patient wishes. Vynca has now digitized a previously paper-based
process to help care teams avoid medical errors, adverse events,
unwanted health care utilization and poor patient, caregiver and
clinician experience.
"Working with Vynca, Cerner aims to simplify the process of
advance care planning for providers so that patients' end-of-life
preferences and needs are met every time," said Adam Laskey, vice president, Long-Term and
Post-Acute Care, Cerner. "By making this seamless connection
between a patient's wishes and the rest of their clinical data in
one place, the patient and their clinician are empowered to have
early conversations and make critical end-of-life decisions. We
continue to look for ways to support our clients by arming
clinicians with data that empowers them to deliver smarter and more
insightful care."
About Vynca
Vynca, based in Palo Alto, Calif., provides comprehensive
advance care planning technology solutions that enable health care
organizations to deliver high-quality end-of-life care consistent
with an individual's preferences. The company helps patients,
families and health care providers have meaningful conversations
about future care preferences, ensure that wishes are documented
accurately and provides real-time access to this critical
information throughout the care continuum. For more information,
visit vyncahealth.com or connect on LinkedIn and
Twitter.
About Cerner
Cerner's health technologies connect people and information
systems at thousands of 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 information, visit Cerner.com, The
Cerner Blog or connect on Facebook, Instagram,
LinkedIn, Twitter or The Cerner Podcast. Nasdaq:
CERN. Health care is too important to stay the
same.
Media Contacts:
Vynca
Emelia Altschul,
Marketing, (914) 260-1621, emelia@vyncahealth.com
Cerner
Austin
Cozzolino, External Communications, (816) 446-1280,
austin.cozzolino@cerner.com
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