An overview of clinical decision support systems: benefits, risks, and strategies for success
University of Alberta · University of Alberta Hospital · +1 more institution
Abstract
Computerized clinical decision support systems, or CDSS, represent a paradigm shift in healthcare today. CDSS are used to augment clinicians in their complex decision-making processes. Since their first use in the 1980s, CDSS have seen a rapid evolution. They are now commonly administered through electronic medical records and other computerized clinical workflows, which has been facilitated by increasing global adoption of electronic medical records with advanced capabilities. Despite these advances, there remain unknowns regarding the effect CDSS have on the providers who use them, patient outcomes, and costs. There have been numerous published examples in the past decade(s) of CDSS success stories, but…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 367.86
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 112
Authors
6- RTReed T. SuttonCorresponding
University of Alberta, University of Alberta Hospital
- DPDavid Pincock
Alberta Health Services
- DCDaniel C. Baumgart
University of Alberta, University of Alberta Hospital
- DSDaniel Sadowski
University of Alberta, University of Alberta Hospital
- RNRichard N. Fedorak
University of Alberta, University of Alberta Hospital
Topics & keywords
- Risk analysis (engineering)
- Decision support system
- Management science
- Computer science
- Business
- Engineering
- Artificial intelligence
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