Question

Investigate the concept of Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS). Read About It: What is Clinical Decision Support (CDC)? https://www.healthit.gov/policy-researchers-implementers/clinical-decision-support-cds Include an example of how CDSS, provided in EHR, would be used by a physician.

Answer 1

*Health care information system is an integrated, comprehensive, computerized system that is used to collect, store, manage, analyze and communicate all the information needed to run a health care facility.

*Electronic Medical Record is a digital version of paper charting contains all patient's medical history from one practice. It is not easily shared between providers, can track data, identify if the patient is overdue for screening/visits.

*Electronic Health Record is a transportable type of EMR and contains more comprehensive patient history and shares info from all and can move with the patient.

*Clinical Decision Support (CDS) providing clinicians or patients with clinical knowledge and patient-related information, intelligently filtered or presented to appropriate times to enhance patient care.

*Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) :

A system intended to provide clinical decision support (CDS) to clinicians, caregivers, and health care consumers.

*Any software designed to directly aid in clinical decision making.

*In which characteristics of an individual patient are matched to a computerized knowledge base.

*For the purpose of generating patient-specific assessments or records that are then presented to clinicians for considerations.

# Clinical decision support (CDS) helps the clinicians, staff, patients or other individuals with knowledge and person-specific information presented at appropriate times to enhance health and health care.

*It encompasses with a variety of tools helps in decision making in the clinical workflow.

*The tools may include computerized alerts and reminders to health care providers and patients.

*It includes clinical guidelines,condition-specific order sets, patient data reports and summarizes, documentation templates, diagnostic support, and relevant reference information among other tools.

#Examples of knowledge CDSS:

*iConsult

*Theradoc

#Examples of calculators CDSS:

*Medcalc 3000

*eCalcs

#Examples of trending/patient tracking CDSS:
*Flowsheets

*Graphs

#Examples of medication CDSS:

*CPOE (Computerized Physician Order Entry)

*Drug alerts

#Examples of order sets/Protocols CDSS order sets/Protocols

*CPGs (ClinicalPractice Guidelines)and order sets

#Examples of reminders CDSS:

*Mammogram due