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Effects of Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems on Practitioner Performance and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review by Amit X. Garg; Neill K. J. Adhikari; Heather McDonald; M. Patricia Rosas-Arellano; P. J. Devereaux; Joseph Beyene; Justina Sam; R. Brian Haynes is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
OMPUTERIZED CLINICAL DECIs i o n s u p p o r t s y s t e m s (CDSSs) are information systems designed to improve clinical decision making. Characteristics of individual patients are matched to a computerized knowledge base, and software algorithms generate patientspecific recommendations. Practitioners, health care staff, or patients can manually enter patient characteristics into the computer system; alternatively, electronic medical records can be queried for retrieval of patient characteristics. Computer-generated recommendations are delivered to the clinician through the electronic medical record, by pager, or through printouts placed in a patient's paper chart. Such systems have been developed for a myriad of clinical issues, including diagnosis of chest pain, treatment of infertility, and timely administration of immunizations. These systems provide several modes of decision support, including alerts of critical val-See also pp 1197 and 1261.
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- Author
- Amit X. Garg; Neill K. J. Adhikari; Heather McDonald; M. Patricia Rosas-Arellano; P. J. Devereaux; Joseph Beyene; Justina Sam; R. Brian Haynes
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)