Improving Patient Care, Research and Discovery by Tracking Patient Outcomes

9,800 clinical notes with real-time patient outcomes collected

Through close collaborations with clinical site leads and championed by Dr. John Waldron (Head and Neck site group leader), CDI designed synoptic outcomes templates within Epic, UHN’s new electronic Health Information System launched in June 2022, to track real-time outcomes for patients with cancer.

CDI customized templates for each of the 14 disease sites across three specialties at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. These templates are user-friendly and allow providers to record patient outcomes in a consistent and retrievable format in Epic. By collecting this data across the Cancer Centre, the aim is to gain insights into patient outcomes and use data-driven insights to provide better care to patients. It creates a unique opportunity for future research initiatives and the development of care management guidelines.

Since launching in June 2022, over 9,800 clinical notes have synoptic outcomes collected, even before any targeted promotion effort around adoption, demonstrating a high level of provider interest in collecting patient outcomes.

14 templates customized over

3 disease sites