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CDSS for Health Professionals

This document discusses computer-based clinical decision support systems (CDSS) for health professionals. CDSS are automated tools designed to support clinical decision making and improve outcomes. The document outlines different types of CDSS, their key functions like decision support and administrative tasks, barriers to their use, and elements to evaluate them, with the goal of improving quality of care through reduced errors and evidence-based decisions.

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CDSS for Health Professionals

This document discusses computer-based clinical decision support systems (CDSS) for health professionals. CDSS are automated tools designed to support clinical decision making and improve outcomes. The document outlines different types of CDSS, their key functions like decision support and administrative tasks, barriers to their use, and elements to evaluate them, with the goal of improving quality of care through reduced errors and evidence-based decisions.

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INCORPORATING EVIDENCE:USE OF COMPUTER-

BASED CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS


FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
DEFINITION
• CDSS
• ARE AUTOMATED TOOLS DESIGNED TO
SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING ACTIVITIES AND
• IMPROVE THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
AND DECISION OUTCOMES.
• ANY COMPUTER POGRAM THAT HELPS
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS MAKE CLINICAL
DECISIONS.
TYPES
• ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL
SYSTEMS
• INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
CHARACTERISTICS
• CAN BE STUDIED BASED ON THEIR
STRUCTURE, ORGANIZATION, CONTENT OR
THEIR PURPOSE.
KEY CDSS FUNCTIONS
• ADMINISTRATIVE- supports for clinical coding
and documentation
• MANAGEMENT OF CLINICAL COMPLEXITY AND
DETAILS-keeping patients on research and
chemotherapy protocols, tracking orders,
referrals, follow-up and preventive care
• COST CONTROL-monitoring medication orders
and avoiding duplicate or unnecessary tests
KEY CDSS FUNCTIONS
DECISION SUPPORT-supporting clinical
diagnostic and treatment plan processes
promotion of best practices, use of condition-
specific guidelines, and population-based
management.
Examples of CDSS Applications
• Page 172
CDSS IMPACT ON CLINICIANS AND CLINICAL
DECISIONS
• IMPROVED QUALITY OF CARE
• LESSSEN THE INCIDENCE OF ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS,
NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS AND INAPPROPRIATE USE OF
ANTIBIOTICS
• PREVENTS PRESCRIPTION ERRORS
• EFFECTIVE CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT DEPENDS ON CDSS SPEED
• ANTICIPATION OF INFORMATION NEEDS
• REAL-TIME DELIVERY
• USABILITY
• SIMPLICITY
• MAINTENANCE OF KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEM
BARRIERS TO THE USE OF CDSS SYSTEMS

• LACK OF NOTICEABLE BENEFITS


• INSUFFICIENT COST BENEFITS
• INADEQUATE STAFF TRAINING
• LACK OF SYSTEM SUPPORT
5 ELEMENTS TO EVALUATE CDSS
• 1. INTEGRATED REAL-TIME PATIENT DATA BASE
• 2. DATA-DRIVE MECHANISM
• 3. KNOWLEDGE ENGINEER
• 4. TIME-DRIVEN MECHANISM
• 5. LONG-TERM CLINICAL DATA REPOSITORY
• PAGE 175
CTA
• COGNITIVE TASK ANALYSIS?
• IDENTIFY THE 6 STEPS APPROACH TO CTA
• PAGE 176
IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE USES OF CDSS IN
NURSING
quiz
• 1. define in 2 sentences CDSS
• 2. differentiate in 3 sentences the types of
CDSS.
• 3. Enumerate the key functions of CDSS
• 4. Enumerate 4 barriers to the use of CDSS

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